OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 272 and we're going to multiply it by 229, which means we add 272 to itself 229 times.
Step 1: 0 + 272 = 272
Step 2: 272 + 272 = 544
Step 3: 544 + 272 = 816
Step 4: 816 + 272 = 1088
Step 5: 1088 + 272 = 1360
Step 6: 1360 + 272 = 1632
Step 7: 1632 + 272 = 1904
Step 8: 1904 + 272 = 2176
Step 9: 2176 + 272 = 2448
Step 10: 2448 + 272 = 2720
Step 11: 2720 + 272 = 2992
Step 12: 2992 + 272 = 3264
Step 13: 3264 + 272 = 3536
Step 14: 3536 + 272 = 3808
Step 15: 3808 + 272 = 4080
Step 16: 4080 + 272 = 4352
Step 17: 4352 + 272 = 4624
Step 18: 4624 + 272 = 4896
Step 19: 4896 + 272 = 5168
Step 20: 5168 + 272 = 5440
Step 21: 5440 + 272 = 5712
Step 22: 5712 + 272 = 5984
Step 23: 5984 + 272 = 6256
Step 24: 6256 + 272 = 6528
Step 25: 6528 + 272 = 6800
Step 26: 6800 + 272 = 7072
Step 27: 7072 + 272 = 7344
Step 28: 7344 + 272 = 7616
Step 29: 7616 + 272 = 7888
Step 30: 7888 + 272 = 8160
Step 31: 8160 + 272 = 8432
Step 32: 8432 + 272 = 8704
Step 33: 8704 + 272 = 8976
Step 34: 8976 + 272 = 9248
Step 35: 9248 + 272 = 9520
Step 36: 9520 + 272 = 9792
Step 37: 9792 + 272 = 10064
Step 38: 10064 + 272 = 10336
Step 39: 10336 + 272 = 10608
Step 40: 10608 + 272 = 10880
Step 41: 10880 + 272 = 11152
Step 42: 11152 + 272 = 11424
Step 43: 11424 + 272 = 11696
Step 44: 11696 + 272 = 11968
Step 45: 11968 + 272 = 12240
Step 46: 12240 + 272 = 12512
Step 47: 12512 + 272 = 12784
Step 48: 12784 + 272 = 13056
Step 49: 13056 + 272 = 13328
Step 50: 13328 + 272 = 13600
Step 51: 13600 + 272 = 13872
Step 52: 13872 + 272 = 14144
Step 53: 14144 + 272 = 14416
Step 54: 14416 + 272 = 14688
Step 55: 14688 + 272 = 14960
Step 56: 14960 + 272 = 15232
Step 57: 15232 + 272 = 15504
Step 58: 15504 + 272 = 15776
Step 59: 15776 + 272 = 16048
Step 60: 16048 + 272 = 16320
Step 61: 16320 + 272 = 16592
Step 62: 16592 + 272 = 16864
Step 63: 16864 + 272 = 17136
Step 64: 17136 + 272 = 17408
Step 65: 17408 + 272 = 17680
Step 66: 17680 + 272 = 17952
Step 67: 17952 + 272 = 18224
Step 68: 18224 + 272 = 18496
Step 69: 18496 + 272 = 18768
Step 70: 18768 + 272 = 19040
Step 71: 19040 + 272 = 19312
Step 72: 19312 + 272 = 19584
Step 73: 19584 + 272 = 19856
Step 74: 19856 + 272 = 20128
Step 75: 20128 + 272 = 20400
Step 76: 20400 + 272 = 20672
Step 77: 20672 + 272 = 20944
Step 78: 20944 + 272 = 21216
Step 79: 21216 + 272 = 21488
Step 80: 21488 + 272 = 21760
Step 81: 21760 + 272 = 22032
Step 82: 22032 + 272 = 22304
Step 83: 22304 + 272 = 22576
Step 84: 22576 + 272 = 22848
Step 85: 22848 + 272 = 23120
Step 86: 23120 + 272 = 23392
Step 87: 23392 + 272 = 23664
Step 88: 23664 + 272 = 23936
Step 89: 23936 + 272 = 24208
Step 90: 24208 + 272 = 24480
Step 91: 24480 + 272 = 24752
Step 92: 24752 + 272 = 25024
Step 93: 25024 + 272 = 25296
Step 94: 25296 + 272 = 25568
Step 95: 25568 + 272 = 25840
Step 96: 25840 + 272 = 26112
Step 97: 26112 + 272 = 26384
Step 98: 26384 + 272 = 26656
Step 99: 26656 + 272 = 26928
Step 100: 26928 + 272 = 27200
Step 101: 27200 + 272 = 27472
Step 102: 27472 + 272 = 27744
Step 103: 27744 + 272 = 28016
Step 104: 28016 + 272 = 28288
Step 105: 28288 + 272 = 28560
Step 106: 28560 + 272 = 28832
Step 107: 28832 + 272 = 29104
Step 108: 29104 + 272 = 29376
Step 109: 29376 + 272 = 29648
Step 110: 29648 + 272 = 29920
Step 111: 29920 + 272 = 30192
Step 112: 30192 + 272 = 30464
Step 113: 30464 + 272 = 30736
Step 114: 30736 + 272 = 31008
Step 115: 31008 + 272 = 31280
Step 116: 31280 + 272 = 31552
Step 117: 31552 + 272 = 31824
Step 118: 31824 + 272 = 32096
Step 119: 32096 + 272 = 32368
Step 120: 32368 + 272 = 32640
Step 121: 32640 + 272 = 32912
Step 122: 32912 + 272 = 33184
Step 123: 33184 + 272 = 33456
Step 124: 33456 + 272 = 33728
Step 125: 33728 + 272 = 34000
Step 126: 34000 + 272 = 34272
Step 127: 34272 + 272 = 34544
Step 128: 34544 + 272 = 34816
Step 129: 34816 + 272 = 35088
Step 130: 35088 + 272 = 35360
Step 131: 35360 + 272 = 35632
Step 132: 35632 + 272 = 35904
Step 133: 35904 + 272 = 36176
Step 134: 36176 + 272 = 36448
Step 135: 36448 + 272 = 36720
Step 136: 36720 + 272 = 36992
Step 137: 36992 + 272 = 37264
Step 138: 37264 + 272 = 37536
Step 139: 37536 + 272 = 37808
Step 140: 37808 + 272 = 38080
Step 141: 38080 + 272 = 38352
Step 142: 38352 + 272 = 38624
Step 143: 38624 + 272 = 38896
Step 144: 38896 + 272 = 39168
Step 145: 39168 + 272 = 39440
Step 146: 39440 + 272 = 39712
Step 147: 39712 + 272 = 39984
Step 148: 39984 + 272 = 40256
Step 149: 40256 + 272 = 40528
Step 150: 40528 + 272 = 40800
Step 151: 40800 + 272 = 41072
Step 152: 41072 + 272 = 41344
Step 153: 41344 + 272 = 41616
Step 154: 41616 + 272 = 41888
Step 155: 41888 + 272 = 42160
Step 156: 42160 + 272 = 42432
Step 157: 42432 + 272 = 42704
Step 158: 42704 + 272 = 42976
Step 159: 42976 + 272 = 43248
Step 160: 43248 + 272 = 43520
Step 161: 43520 + 272 = 43792
Step 162: 43792 + 272 = 44064
Step 163: 44064 + 272 = 44336
Step 164: 44336 + 272 = 44608
Step 165: 44608 + 272 = 44880
Step 166: 44880 + 272 = 45152
Step 167: 45152 + 272 = 45424
Step 168: 45424 + 272 = 45696
Step 169: 45696 + 272 = 45968
Step 170: 45968 + 272 = 46240
Step 171: 46240 + 272 = 46512
Step 172: 46512 + 272 = 46784
Step 173: 46784 + 272 = 47056
Step 174: 47056 + 272 = 47328
Step 175: 47328 + 272 = 47600
Step 176: 47600 + 272 = 47872
Step 177: 47872 + 272 = 48144
Step 178: 48144 + 272 = 48416
Step 179: 48416 + 272 = 48688
Step 180: 48688 + 272 = 48960
Step 181: 48960 + 272 = 49232
Step 182: 49232 + 272 = 49504
Step 183: 49504 + 272 = 49776
Step 184: 49776 + 272 = 50048
Step 185: 50048 + 272 = 50320
Step 186: 50320 + 272 = 50592
Step 187: 50592 + 272 = 50864
Step 188: 50864 + 272 = 51136
Step 189: 51136 + 272 = 51408
Step 190: 51408 + 272 = 51680
Step 191: 51680 + 272 = 51952
Step 192: 51952 + 272 = 52224
Step 193: 52224 + 272 = 52496
Step 194: 52496 + 272 = 52768
Step 195: 52768 + 272 = 53040
Step 196: 53040 + 272 = 53312
Step 197: 53312 + 272 = 53584
Step 198: 53584 + 272 = 53856
Step 199: 53856 + 272 = 54128
Step 200: 54128 + 272 = 54400
Step 201: 54400 + 272 = 54672
Step 202: 54672 + 272 = 54944
Step 203: 54944 + 272 = 55216
Step 204: 55216 + 272 = 55488
Step 205: 55488 + 272 = 55760
Step 206: 55760 + 272 = 56032
Step 207: 56032 + 272 = 56304
Step 208: 56304 + 272 = 56576
Step 209: 56576 + 272 = 56848
Step 210: 56848 + 272 = 57120
Step 211: 57120 + 272 = 57392
Step 212: 57392 + 272 = 57664
Step 213: 57664 + 272 = 57936
Step 214: 57936 + 272 = 58208
Step 215: 58208 + 272 = 58480
Step 216: 58480 + 272 = 58752
Step 217: 58752 + 272 = 59024
Step 218: 59024 + 272 = 59296
Step 219: 59296 + 272 = 59568
Step 220: 59568 + 272 = 59840
Step 221: 59840 + 272 = 60112
Step 222: 60112 + 272 = 60384
Step 223: 60384 + 272 = 60656
Step 224: 60656 + 272 = 60928
Step 225: 60928 + 272 = 61200
Step 226: 61200 + 272 = 61472
Step 227: 61472 + 272 = 61744
Step 228: 61744 + 272 = 62016
Step 229: 62016 + 272 = 62288

So, 272*229 = 62288