Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 422 and we're going to multiply it by 234, essentially adding 422 to itself 234 times.
Step 1: 0 + 422 = 422
Step 2: 422 + 422 = 844
Step 3: 844 + 422 = 1266
Step 4: 1266 + 422 = 1688
Step 5: 1688 + 422 = 2110
Step 6: 2110 + 422 = 2532
Step 7: 2532 + 422 = 2954
Step 8: 2954 + 422 = 3376
Step 9: 3376 + 422 = 3798
Step 10: 3798 + 422 = 4220
Step 11: 4220 + 422 = 4642
Step 12: 4642 + 422 = 5064
Step 13: 5064 + 422 = 5486
Step 14: 5486 + 422 = 5908
Step 15: 5908 + 422 = 6330
Step 16: 6330 + 422 = 6752
Step 17: 6752 + 422 = 7174
Step 18: 7174 + 422 = 7596
Step 19: 7596 + 422 = 8018
Step 20: 8018 + 422 = 8440
Step 21: 8440 + 422 = 8862
Step 22: 8862 + 422 = 9284
Step 23: 9284 + 422 = 9706
Step 24: 9706 + 422 = 10128
Step 25: 10128 + 422 = 10550
Step 26: 10550 + 422 = 10972
Step 27: 10972 + 422 = 11394
Step 28: 11394 + 422 = 11816
Step 29: 11816 + 422 = 12238
Step 30: 12238 + 422 = 12660
Step 31: 12660 + 422 = 13082
Step 32: 13082 + 422 = 13504
Step 33: 13504 + 422 = 13926
Step 34: 13926 + 422 = 14348
Step 35: 14348 + 422 = 14770
Step 36: 14770 + 422 = 15192
Step 37: 15192 + 422 = 15614
Step 38: 15614 + 422 = 16036
Step 39: 16036 + 422 = 16458
Step 40: 16458 + 422 = 16880
Step 41: 16880 + 422 = 17302
Step 42: 17302 + 422 = 17724
Step 43: 17724 + 422 = 18146
Step 44: 18146 + 422 = 18568
Step 45: 18568 + 422 = 18990
Step 46: 18990 + 422 = 19412
Step 47: 19412 + 422 = 19834
Step 48: 19834 + 422 = 20256
Step 49: 20256 + 422 = 20678
Step 50: 20678 + 422 = 21100
Step 51: 21100 + 422 = 21522
Step 52: 21522 + 422 = 21944
Step 53: 21944 + 422 = 22366
Step 54: 22366 + 422 = 22788
Step 55: 22788 + 422 = 23210
Step 56: 23210 + 422 = 23632
Step 57: 23632 + 422 = 24054
Step 58: 24054 + 422 = 24476
Step 59: 24476 + 422 = 24898
Step 60: 24898 + 422 = 25320
Step 61: 25320 + 422 = 25742
Step 62: 25742 + 422 = 26164
Step 63: 26164 + 422 = 26586
Step 64: 26586 + 422 = 27008
Step 65: 27008 + 422 = 27430
Step 66: 27430 + 422 = 27852
Step 67: 27852 + 422 = 28274
Step 68: 28274 + 422 = 28696
Step 69: 28696 + 422 = 29118
Step 70: 29118 + 422 = 29540
Step 71: 29540 + 422 = 29962
Step 72: 29962 + 422 = 30384
Step 73: 30384 + 422 = 30806
Step 74: 30806 + 422 = 31228
Step 75: 31228 + 422 = 31650
Step 76: 31650 + 422 = 32072
Step 77: 32072 + 422 = 32494
Step 78: 32494 + 422 = 32916
Step 79: 32916 + 422 = 33338
Step 80: 33338 + 422 = 33760
Step 81: 33760 + 422 = 34182
Step 82: 34182 + 422 = 34604
Step 83: 34604 + 422 = 35026
Step 84: 35026 + 422 = 35448
Step 85: 35448 + 422 = 35870
Step 86: 35870 + 422 = 36292
Step 87: 36292 + 422 = 36714
Step 88: 36714 + 422 = 37136
Step 89: 37136 + 422 = 37558
Step 90: 37558 + 422 = 37980
Step 91: 37980 + 422 = 38402
Step 92: 38402 + 422 = 38824
Step 93: 38824 + 422 = 39246
Step 94: 39246 + 422 = 39668
Step 95: 39668 + 422 = 40090
Step 96: 40090 + 422 = 40512
Step 97: 40512 + 422 = 40934
Step 98: 40934 + 422 = 41356
Step 99: 41356 + 422 = 41778
Step 100: 41778 + 422 = 42200
Step 101: 42200 + 422 = 42622
Step 102: 42622 + 422 = 43044
Step 103: 43044 + 422 = 43466
Step 104: 43466 + 422 = 43888
Step 105: 43888 + 422 = 44310
Step 106: 44310 + 422 = 44732
Step 107: 44732 + 422 = 45154
Step 108: 45154 + 422 = 45576
Step 109: 45576 + 422 = 45998
Step 110: 45998 + 422 = 46420
Step 111: 46420 + 422 = 46842
Step 112: 46842 + 422 = 47264
Step 113: 47264 + 422 = 47686
Step 114: 47686 + 422 = 48108
Step 115: 48108 + 422 = 48530
Step 116: 48530 + 422 = 48952
Step 117: 48952 + 422 = 49374
Step 118: 49374 + 422 = 49796
Step 119: 49796 + 422 = 50218
Step 120: 50218 + 422 = 50640
Step 121: 50640 + 422 = 51062
Step 122: 51062 + 422 = 51484
Step 123: 51484 + 422 = 51906
Step 124: 51906 + 422 = 52328
Step 125: 52328 + 422 = 52750
Step 126: 52750 + 422 = 53172
Step 127: 53172 + 422 = 53594
Step 128: 53594 + 422 = 54016
Step 129: 54016 + 422 = 54438
Step 130: 54438 + 422 = 54860
Step 131: 54860 + 422 = 55282
Step 132: 55282 + 422 = 55704
Step 133: 55704 + 422 = 56126
Step 134: 56126 + 422 = 56548
Step 135: 56548 + 422 = 56970
Step 136: 56970 + 422 = 57392
Step 137: 57392 + 422 = 57814
Step 138: 57814 + 422 = 58236
Step 139: 58236 + 422 = 58658
Step 140: 58658 + 422 = 59080
Step 141: 59080 + 422 = 59502
Step 142: 59502 + 422 = 59924
Step 143: 59924 + 422 = 60346
Step 144: 60346 + 422 = 60768
Step 145: 60768 + 422 = 61190
Step 146: 61190 + 422 = 61612
Step 147: 61612 + 422 = 62034
Step 148: 62034 + 422 = 62456
Step 149: 62456 + 422 = 62878
Step 150: 62878 + 422 = 63300
Step 151: 63300 + 422 = 63722
Step 152: 63722 + 422 = 64144
Step 153: 64144 + 422 = 64566
Step 154: 64566 + 422 = 64988
Step 155: 64988 + 422 = 65410
Step 156: 65410 + 422 = 65832
Step 157: 65832 + 422 = 66254
Step 158: 66254 + 422 = 66676
Step 159: 66676 + 422 = 67098
Step 160: 67098 + 422 = 67520
Step 161: 67520 + 422 = 67942
Step 162: 67942 + 422 = 68364
Step 163: 68364 + 422 = 68786
Step 164: 68786 + 422 = 69208
Step 165: 69208 + 422 = 69630
Step 166: 69630 + 422 = 70052
Step 167: 70052 + 422 = 70474
Step 168: 70474 + 422 = 70896
Step 169: 70896 + 422 = 71318
Step 170: 71318 + 422 = 71740
Step 171: 71740 + 422 = 72162
Step 172: 72162 + 422 = 72584
Step 173: 72584 + 422 = 73006
Step 174: 73006 + 422 = 73428
Step 175: 73428 + 422 = 73850
Step 176: 73850 + 422 = 74272
Step 177: 74272 + 422 = 74694
Step 178: 74694 + 422 = 75116
Step 179: 75116 + 422 = 75538
Step 180: 75538 + 422 = 75960
Step 181: 75960 + 422 = 76382
Step 182: 76382 + 422 = 76804
Step 183: 76804 + 422 = 77226
Step 184: 77226 + 422 = 77648
Step 185: 77648 + 422 = 78070
Step 186: 78070 + 422 = 78492
Step 187: 78492 + 422 = 78914
Step 188: 78914 + 422 = 79336
Step 189: 79336 + 422 = 79758
Step 190: 79758 + 422 = 80180
Step 191: 80180 + 422 = 80602
Step 192: 80602 + 422 = 81024
Step 193: 81024 + 422 = 81446
Step 194: 81446 + 422 = 81868
Step 195: 81868 + 422 = 82290
Step 196: 82290 + 422 = 82712
Step 197: 82712 + 422 = 83134
Step 198: 83134 + 422 = 83556
Step 199: 83556 + 422 = 83978
Step 200: 83978 + 422 = 84400
Step 201: 84400 + 422 = 84822
Step 202: 84822 + 422 = 85244
Step 203: 85244 + 422 = 85666
Step 204: 85666 + 422 = 86088
Step 205: 86088 + 422 = 86510
Step 206: 86510 + 422 = 86932
Step 207: 86932 + 422 = 87354
Step 208: 87354 + 422 = 87776
Step 209: 87776 + 422 = 88198
Step 210: 88198 + 422 = 88620
Step 211: 88620 + 422 = 89042
Step 212: 89042 + 422 = 89464
Step 213: 89464 + 422 = 89886
Step 214: 89886 + 422 = 90308
Step 215: 90308 + 422 = 90730
Step 216: 90730 + 422 = 91152
Step 217: 91152 + 422 = 91574
Step 218: 91574 + 422 = 91996
Step 219: 91996 + 422 = 92418
Step 220: 92418 + 422 = 92840
Step 221: 92840 + 422 = 93262
Step 222: 93262 + 422 = 93684
Step 223: 93684 + 422 = 94106
Step 224: 94106 + 422 = 94528
Step 225: 94528 + 422 = 94950
Step 226: 94950 + 422 = 95372
Step 227: 95372 + 422 = 95794
Step 228: 95794 + 422 = 96216
Step 229: 96216 + 422 = 96638
Step 230: 96638 + 422 = 97060
Step 231: 97060 + 422 = 97482
Step 232: 97482 + 422 = 97904
Step 233: 97904 + 422 = 98326
Step 234: 98326 + 422 = 98748

So, 422*234 = 98748