OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 596 and we're going to multiply it by 4, which means we add 596 to itself 4 times.
Step 1: 0 + 596 = 596
Step 2: 596 + 596 = 1192
Step 3: 1192 + 596 = 1788
Step 4: 1788 + 596 = 2384

So, 596*4 = 2384