Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 232 and we're going to multiply it by 78, essentially adding 232 to itself 78 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
Step 54: 12296 + 232 = 12528
Step 55: 12528 + 232 = 12760
Step 56: 12760 + 232 = 12992
Step 57: 12992 + 232 = 13224
Step 58: 13224 + 232 = 13456
Step 59: 13456 + 232 = 13688
Step 60: 13688 + 232 = 13920
Step 61: 13920 + 232 = 14152
Step 62: 14152 + 232 = 14384
Step 63: 14384 + 232 = 14616
Step 64: 14616 + 232 = 14848
Step 65: 14848 + 232 = 15080
Step 66: 15080 + 232 = 15312
Step 67: 15312 + 232 = 15544
Step 68: 15544 + 232 = 15776
Step 69: 15776 + 232 = 16008
Step 70: 16008 + 232 = 16240
Step 71: 16240 + 232 = 16472
Step 72: 16472 + 232 = 16704
Step 73: 16704 + 232 = 16936
Step 74: 16936 + 232 = 17168
Step 75: 17168 + 232 = 17400
Step 76: 17400 + 232 = 17632
Step 77: 17632 + 232 = 17864
Step 78: 17864 + 232 = 18096

So, 232*78 = 18096