Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 42 and we're going to multiply it by 26, essentially adding 42 to itself 26 times.
Step 1: 0 + 42 = 42
Step 2: 42 + 42 = 84
Step 3: 84 + 42 = 126
Step 4: 126 + 42 = 168
Step 5: 168 + 42 = 210
Step 6: 210 + 42 = 252
Step 7: 252 + 42 = 294
Step 8: 294 + 42 = 336
Step 9: 336 + 42 = 378
Step 10: 378 + 42 = 420
Step 11: 420 + 42 = 462
Step 12: 462 + 42 = 504
Step 13: 504 + 42 = 546
Step 14: 546 + 42 = 588
Step 15: 588 + 42 = 630
Step 16: 630 + 42 = 672
Step 17: 672 + 42 = 714
Step 18: 714 + 42 = 756
Step 19: 756 + 42 = 798
Step 20: 798 + 42 = 840
Step 21: 840 + 42 = 882
Step 22: 882 + 42 = 924
Step 23: 924 + 42 = 966
Step 24: 966 + 42 = 1008
Step 25: 1008 + 42 = 1050
Step 26: 1050 + 42 = 1092

So, 42*26 = 1092