Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 222 and we're going to multiply it by 189, essentially adding 222 to itself 189 times.
Step 1: 0 + 222 = 222
Step 2: 222 + 222 = 444
Step 3: 444 + 222 = 666
Step 4: 666 + 222 = 888
Step 5: 888 + 222 = 1110
Step 6: 1110 + 222 = 1332
Step 7: 1332 + 222 = 1554
Step 8: 1554 + 222 = 1776
Step 9: 1776 + 222 = 1998
Step 10: 1998 + 222 = 2220
Step 11: 2220 + 222 = 2442
Step 12: 2442 + 222 = 2664
Step 13: 2664 + 222 = 2886
Step 14: 2886 + 222 = 3108
Step 15: 3108 + 222 = 3330
Step 16: 3330 + 222 = 3552
Step 17: 3552 + 222 = 3774
Step 18: 3774 + 222 = 3996
Step 19: 3996 + 222 = 4218
Step 20: 4218 + 222 = 4440
Step 21: 4440 + 222 = 4662
Step 22: 4662 + 222 = 4884
Step 23: 4884 + 222 = 5106
Step 24: 5106 + 222 = 5328
Step 25: 5328 + 222 = 5550
Step 26: 5550 + 222 = 5772
Step 27: 5772 + 222 = 5994
Step 28: 5994 + 222 = 6216
Step 29: 6216 + 222 = 6438
Step 30: 6438 + 222 = 6660
Step 31: 6660 + 222 = 6882
Step 32: 6882 + 222 = 7104
Step 33: 7104 + 222 = 7326
Step 34: 7326 + 222 = 7548
Step 35: 7548 + 222 = 7770
Step 36: 7770 + 222 = 7992
Step 37: 7992 + 222 = 8214
Step 38: 8214 + 222 = 8436
Step 39: 8436 + 222 = 8658
Step 40: 8658 + 222 = 8880
Step 41: 8880 + 222 = 9102
Step 42: 9102 + 222 = 9324
Step 43: 9324 + 222 = 9546
Step 44: 9546 + 222 = 9768
Step 45: 9768 + 222 = 9990
Step 46: 9990 + 222 = 10212
Step 47: 10212 + 222 = 10434
Step 48: 10434 + 222 = 10656
Step 49: 10656 + 222 = 10878
Step 50: 10878 + 222 = 11100
Step 51: 11100 + 222 = 11322
Step 52: 11322 + 222 = 11544
Step 53: 11544 + 222 = 11766
Step 54: 11766 + 222 = 11988
Step 55: 11988 + 222 = 12210
Step 56: 12210 + 222 = 12432
Step 57: 12432 + 222 = 12654
Step 58: 12654 + 222 = 12876
Step 59: 12876 + 222 = 13098
Step 60: 13098 + 222 = 13320
Step 61: 13320 + 222 = 13542
Step 62: 13542 + 222 = 13764
Step 63: 13764 + 222 = 13986
Step 64: 13986 + 222 = 14208
Step 65: 14208 + 222 = 14430
Step 66: 14430 + 222 = 14652
Step 67: 14652 + 222 = 14874
Step 68: 14874 + 222 = 15096
Step 69: 15096 + 222 = 15318
Step 70: 15318 + 222 = 15540
Step 71: 15540 + 222 = 15762
Step 72: 15762 + 222 = 15984
Step 73: 15984 + 222 = 16206
Step 74: 16206 + 222 = 16428
Step 75: 16428 + 222 = 16650
Step 76: 16650 + 222 = 16872
Step 77: 16872 + 222 = 17094
Step 78: 17094 + 222 = 17316
Step 79: 17316 + 222 = 17538
Step 80: 17538 + 222 = 17760
Step 81: 17760 + 222 = 17982
Step 82: 17982 + 222 = 18204
Step 83: 18204 + 222 = 18426
Step 84: 18426 + 222 = 18648
Step 85: 18648 + 222 = 18870
Step 86: 18870 + 222 = 19092
Step 87: 19092 + 222 = 19314
Step 88: 19314 + 222 = 19536
Step 89: 19536 + 222 = 19758
Step 90: 19758 + 222 = 19980
Step 91: 19980 + 222 = 20202
Step 92: 20202 + 222 = 20424
Step 93: 20424 + 222 = 20646
Step 94: 20646 + 222 = 20868
Step 95: 20868 + 222 = 21090
Step 96: 21090 + 222 = 21312
Step 97: 21312 + 222 = 21534
Step 98: 21534 + 222 = 21756
Step 99: 21756 + 222 = 21978
Step 100: 21978 + 222 = 22200
Step 101: 22200 + 222 = 22422
Step 102: 22422 + 222 = 22644
Step 103: 22644 + 222 = 22866
Step 104: 22866 + 222 = 23088
Step 105: 23088 + 222 = 23310
Step 106: 23310 + 222 = 23532
Step 107: 23532 + 222 = 23754
Step 108: 23754 + 222 = 23976
Step 109: 23976 + 222 = 24198
Step 110: 24198 + 222 = 24420
Step 111: 24420 + 222 = 24642
Step 112: 24642 + 222 = 24864
Step 113: 24864 + 222 = 25086
Step 114: 25086 + 222 = 25308
Step 115: 25308 + 222 = 25530
Step 116: 25530 + 222 = 25752
Step 117: 25752 + 222 = 25974
Step 118: 25974 + 222 = 26196
Step 119: 26196 + 222 = 26418
Step 120: 26418 + 222 = 26640
Step 121: 26640 + 222 = 26862
Step 122: 26862 + 222 = 27084
Step 123: 27084 + 222 = 27306
Step 124: 27306 + 222 = 27528
Step 125: 27528 + 222 = 27750
Step 126: 27750 + 222 = 27972
Step 127: 27972 + 222 = 28194
Step 128: 28194 + 222 = 28416
Step 129: 28416 + 222 = 28638
Step 130: 28638 + 222 = 28860
Step 131: 28860 + 222 = 29082
Step 132: 29082 + 222 = 29304
Step 133: 29304 + 222 = 29526
Step 134: 29526 + 222 = 29748
Step 135: 29748 + 222 = 29970
Step 136: 29970 + 222 = 30192
Step 137: 30192 + 222 = 30414
Step 138: 30414 + 222 = 30636
Step 139: 30636 + 222 = 30858
Step 140: 30858 + 222 = 31080
Step 141: 31080 + 222 = 31302
Step 142: 31302 + 222 = 31524
Step 143: 31524 + 222 = 31746
Step 144: 31746 + 222 = 31968
Step 145: 31968 + 222 = 32190
Step 146: 32190 + 222 = 32412
Step 147: 32412 + 222 = 32634
Step 148: 32634 + 222 = 32856
Step 149: 32856 + 222 = 33078
Step 150: 33078 + 222 = 33300
Step 151: 33300 + 222 = 33522
Step 152: 33522 + 222 = 33744
Step 153: 33744 + 222 = 33966
Step 154: 33966 + 222 = 34188
Step 155: 34188 + 222 = 34410
Step 156: 34410 + 222 = 34632
Step 157: 34632 + 222 = 34854
Step 158: 34854 + 222 = 35076
Step 159: 35076 + 222 = 35298
Step 160: 35298 + 222 = 35520
Step 161: 35520 + 222 = 35742
Step 162: 35742 + 222 = 35964
Step 163: 35964 + 222 = 36186
Step 164: 36186 + 222 = 36408
Step 165: 36408 + 222 = 36630
Step 166: 36630 + 222 = 36852
Step 167: 36852 + 222 = 37074
Step 168: 37074 + 222 = 37296
Step 169: 37296 + 222 = 37518
Step 170: 37518 + 222 = 37740
Step 171: 37740 + 222 = 37962
Step 172: 37962 + 222 = 38184
Step 173: 38184 + 222 = 38406
Step 174: 38406 + 222 = 38628
Step 175: 38628 + 222 = 38850
Step 176: 38850 + 222 = 39072
Step 177: 39072 + 222 = 39294
Step 178: 39294 + 222 = 39516
Step 179: 39516 + 222 = 39738
Step 180: 39738 + 222 = 39960
Step 181: 39960 + 222 = 40182
Step 182: 40182 + 222 = 40404
Step 183: 40404 + 222 = 40626
Step 184: 40626 + 222 = 40848
Step 185: 40848 + 222 = 41070
Step 186: 41070 + 222 = 41292
Step 187: 41292 + 222 = 41514
Step 188: 41514 + 222 = 41736
Step 189: 41736 + 222 = 41958

So, 222*189 = 41958