Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 232 and we're going to multiply it by 53, essentially adding 232 to itself 53 times.
Step 1: 0 + 232 = 232
Step 2: 232 + 232 = 464
Step 3: 464 + 232 = 696
Step 4: 696 + 232 = 928
Step 5: 928 + 232 = 1160
Step 6: 1160 + 232 = 1392
Step 7: 1392 + 232 = 1624
Step 8: 1624 + 232 = 1856
Step 9: 1856 + 232 = 2088
Step 10: 2088 + 232 = 2320
Step 11: 2320 + 232 = 2552
Step 12: 2552 + 232 = 2784
Step 13: 2784 + 232 = 3016
Step 14: 3016 + 232 = 3248
Step 15: 3248 + 232 = 3480
Step 16: 3480 + 232 = 3712
Step 17: 3712 + 232 = 3944
Step 18: 3944 + 232 = 4176
Step 19: 4176 + 232 = 4408
Step 20: 4408 + 232 = 4640
Step 21: 4640 + 232 = 4872
Step 22: 4872 + 232 = 5104
Step 23: 5104 + 232 = 5336
Step 24: 5336 + 232 = 5568
Step 25: 5568 + 232 = 5800
Step 26: 5800 + 232 = 6032
Step 27: 6032 + 232 = 6264
Step 28: 6264 + 232 = 6496
Step 29: 6496 + 232 = 6728
Step 30: 6728 + 232 = 6960
Step 31: 6960 + 232 = 7192
Step 32: 7192 + 232 = 7424
Step 33: 7424 + 232 = 7656
Step 34: 7656 + 232 = 7888
Step 35: 7888 + 232 = 8120
Step 36: 8120 + 232 = 8352
Step 37: 8352 + 232 = 8584
Step 38: 8584 + 232 = 8816
Step 39: 8816 + 232 = 9048
Step 40: 9048 + 232 = 9280
Step 41: 9280 + 232 = 9512
Step 42: 9512 + 232 = 9744
Step 43: 9744 + 232 = 9976
Step 44: 9976 + 232 = 10208
Step 45: 10208 + 232 = 10440
Step 46: 10440 + 232 = 10672
Step 47: 10672 + 232 = 10904
Step 48: 10904 + 232 = 11136
Step 49: 11136 + 232 = 11368
Step 50: 11368 + 232 = 11600
Step 51: 11600 + 232 = 11832
Step 52: 11832 + 232 = 12064
Step 53: 12064 + 232 = 12296

So, 232*53 = 12296