Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 452 and we're going to multiply it by 404, which means adding 452 to itself 404 times.
Step 1: 0 + 452 = 452
Step 2: 452 + 452 = 904
Step 3: 904 + 452 = 1356
Step 4: 1356 + 452 = 1808
Step 5: 1808 + 452 = 2260
Step 6: 2260 + 452 = 2712
Step 7: 2712 + 452 = 3164
Step 8: 3164 + 452 = 3616
Step 9: 3616 + 452 = 4068
Step 10: 4068 + 452 = 4520
Step 11: 4520 + 452 = 4972
Step 12: 4972 + 452 = 5424
Step 13: 5424 + 452 = 5876
Step 14: 5876 + 452 = 6328
Step 15: 6328 + 452 = 6780
Step 16: 6780 + 452 = 7232
Step 17: 7232 + 452 = 7684
Step 18: 7684 + 452 = 8136
Step 19: 8136 + 452 = 8588
Step 20: 8588 + 452 = 9040
Step 21: 9040 + 452 = 9492
Step 22: 9492 + 452 = 9944
Step 23: 9944 + 452 = 10396
Step 24: 10396 + 452 = 10848
Step 25: 10848 + 452 = 11300
Step 26: 11300 + 452 = 11752
Step 27: 11752 + 452 = 12204
Step 28: 12204 + 452 = 12656
Step 29: 12656 + 452 = 13108
Step 30: 13108 + 452 = 13560
Step 31: 13560 + 452 = 14012
Step 32: 14012 + 452 = 14464
Step 33: 14464 + 452 = 14916
Step 34: 14916 + 452 = 15368
Step 35: 15368 + 452 = 15820
Step 36: 15820 + 452 = 16272
Step 37: 16272 + 452 = 16724
Step 38: 16724 + 452 = 17176
Step 39: 17176 + 452 = 17628
Step 40: 17628 + 452 = 18080
Step 41: 18080 + 452 = 18532
Step 42: 18532 + 452 = 18984
Step 43: 18984 + 452 = 19436
Step 44: 19436 + 452 = 19888
Step 45: 19888 + 452 = 20340
Step 46: 20340 + 452 = 20792
Step 47: 20792 + 452 = 21244
Step 48: 21244 + 452 = 21696
Step 49: 21696 + 452 = 22148
Step 50: 22148 + 452 = 22600
Step 51: 22600 + 452 = 23052
Step 52: 23052 + 452 = 23504
Step 53: 23504 + 452 = 23956
Step 54: 23956 + 452 = 24408
Step 55: 24408 + 452 = 24860
Step 56: 24860 + 452 = 25312
Step 57: 25312 + 452 = 25764
Step 58: 25764 + 452 = 26216
Step 59: 26216 + 452 = 26668
Step 60: 26668 + 452 = 27120
Step 61: 27120 + 452 = 27572
Step 62: 27572 + 452 = 28024
Step 63: 28024 + 452 = 28476
Step 64: 28476 + 452 = 28928
Step 65: 28928 + 452 = 29380
Step 66: 29380 + 452 = 29832
Step 67: 29832 + 452 = 30284
Step 68: 30284 + 452 = 30736
Step 69: 30736 + 452 = 31188
Step 70: 31188 + 452 = 31640
Step 71: 31640 + 452 = 32092
Step 72: 32092 + 452 = 32544
Step 73: 32544 + 452 = 32996
Step 74: 32996 + 452 = 33448
Step 75: 33448 + 452 = 33900
Step 76: 33900 + 452 = 34352
Step 77: 34352 + 452 = 34804
Step 78: 34804 + 452 = 35256
Step 79: 35256 + 452 = 35708
Step 80: 35708 + 452 = 36160
Step 81: 36160 + 452 = 36612
Step 82: 36612 + 452 = 37064
Step 83: 37064 + 452 = 37516
Step 84: 37516 + 452 = 37968
Step 85: 37968 + 452 = 38420
Step 86: 38420 + 452 = 38872
Step 87: 38872 + 452 = 39324
Step 88: 39324 + 452 = 39776
Step 89: 39776 + 452 = 40228
Step 90: 40228 + 452 = 40680
Step 91: 40680 + 452 = 41132
Step 92: 41132 + 452 = 41584
Step 93: 41584 + 452 = 42036
Step 94: 42036 + 452 = 42488
Step 95: 42488 + 452 = 42940
Step 96: 42940 + 452 = 43392
Step 97: 43392 + 452 = 43844
Step 98: 43844 + 452 = 44296
Step 99: 44296 + 452 = 44748
Step 100: 44748 + 452 = 45200
Step 101: 45200 + 452 = 45652
Step 102: 45652 + 452 = 46104
Step 103: 46104 + 452 = 46556
Step 104: 46556 + 452 = 47008
Step 105: 47008 + 452 = 47460
Step 106: 47460 + 452 = 47912
Step 107: 47912 + 452 = 48364
Step 108: 48364 + 452 = 48816
Step 109: 48816 + 452 = 49268
Step 110: 49268 + 452 = 49720
Step 111: 49720 + 452 = 50172
Step 112: 50172 + 452 = 50624
Step 113: 50624 + 452 = 51076
Step 114: 51076 + 452 = 51528
Step 115: 51528 + 452 = 51980
Step 116: 51980 + 452 = 52432
Step 117: 52432 + 452 = 52884
Step 118: 52884 + 452 = 53336
Step 119: 53336 + 452 = 53788
Step 120: 53788 + 452 = 54240
Step 121: 54240 + 452 = 54692
Step 122: 54692 + 452 = 55144
Step 123: 55144 + 452 = 55596
Step 124: 55596 + 452 = 56048
Step 125: 56048 + 452 = 56500
Step 126: 56500 + 452 = 56952
Step 127: 56952 + 452 = 57404
Step 128: 57404 + 452 = 57856
Step 129: 57856 + 452 = 58308
Step 130: 58308 + 452 = 58760
Step 131: 58760 + 452 = 59212
Step 132: 59212 + 452 = 59664
Step 133: 59664 + 452 = 60116
Step 134: 60116 + 452 = 60568
Step 135: 60568 + 452 = 61020
Step 136: 61020 + 452 = 61472
Step 137: 61472 + 452 = 61924
Step 138: 61924 + 452 = 62376
Step 139: 62376 + 452 = 62828
Step 140: 62828 + 452 = 63280
Step 141: 63280 + 452 = 63732
Step 142: 63732 + 452 = 64184
Step 143: 64184 + 452 = 64636
Step 144: 64636 + 452 = 65088
Step 145: 65088 + 452 = 65540
Step 146: 65540 + 452 = 65992
Step 147: 65992 + 452 = 66444
Step 148: 66444 + 452 = 66896
Step 149: 66896 + 452 = 67348
Step 150: 67348 + 452 = 67800
Step 151: 67800 + 452 = 68252
Step 152: 68252 + 452 = 68704
Step 153: 68704 + 452 = 69156
Step 154: 69156 + 452 = 69608
Step 155: 69608 + 452 = 70060
Step 156: 70060 + 452 = 70512
Step 157: 70512 + 452 = 70964
Step 158: 70964 + 452 = 71416
Step 159: 71416 + 452 = 71868
Step 160: 71868 + 452 = 72320
Step 161: 72320 + 452 = 72772
Step 162: 72772 + 452 = 73224
Step 163: 73224 + 452 = 73676
Step 164: 73676 + 452 = 74128
Step 165: 74128 + 452 = 74580
Step 166: 74580 + 452 = 75032
Step 167: 75032 + 452 = 75484
Step 168: 75484 + 452 = 75936
Step 169: 75936 + 452 = 76388
Step 170: 76388 + 452 = 76840
Step 171: 76840 + 452 = 77292
Step 172: 77292 + 452 = 77744
Step 173: 77744 + 452 = 78196
Step 174: 78196 + 452 = 78648
Step 175: 78648 + 452 = 79100
Step 176: 79100 + 452 = 79552
Step 177: 79552 + 452 = 80004
Step 178: 80004 + 452 = 80456
Step 179: 80456 + 452 = 80908
Step 180: 80908 + 452 = 81360
Step 181: 81360 + 452 = 81812
Step 182: 81812 + 452 = 82264
Step 183: 82264 + 452 = 82716
Step 184: 82716 + 452 = 83168
Step 185: 83168 + 452 = 83620
Step 186: 83620 + 452 = 84072
Step 187: 84072 + 452 = 84524
Step 188: 84524 + 452 = 84976
Step 189: 84976 + 452 = 85428
Step 190: 85428 + 452 = 85880
Step 191: 85880 + 452 = 86332
Step 192: 86332 + 452 = 86784
Step 193: 86784 + 452 = 87236
Step 194: 87236 + 452 = 87688
Step 195: 87688 + 452 = 88140
Step 196: 88140 + 452 = 88592
Step 197: 88592 + 452 = 89044
Step 198: 89044 + 452 = 89496
Step 199: 89496 + 452 = 89948
Step 200: 89948 + 452 = 90400
Step 201: 90400 + 452 = 90852
Step 202: 90852 + 452 = 91304
Step 203: 91304 + 452 = 91756
Step 204: 91756 + 452 = 92208
Step 205: 92208 + 452 = 92660
Step 206: 92660 + 452 = 93112
Step 207: 93112 + 452 = 93564
Step 208: 93564 + 452 = 94016
Step 209: 94016 + 452 = 94468
Step 210: 94468 + 452 = 94920
Step 211: 94920 + 452 = 95372
Step 212: 95372 + 452 = 95824
Step 213: 95824 + 452 = 96276
Step 214: 96276 + 452 = 96728
Step 215: 96728 + 452 = 97180
Step 216: 97180 + 452 = 97632
Step 217: 97632 + 452 = 98084
Step 218: 98084 + 452 = 98536
Step 219: 98536 + 452 = 98988
Step 220: 98988 + 452 = 99440
Step 221: 99440 + 452 = 99892
Step 222: 99892 + 452 = 100344
Step 223: 100344 + 452 = 100796
Step 224: 100796 + 452 = 101248
Step 225: 101248 + 452 = 101700
Step 226: 101700 + 452 = 102152
Step 227: 102152 + 452 = 102604
Step 228: 102604 + 452 = 103056
Step 229: 103056 + 452 = 103508
Step 230: 103508 + 452 = 103960
Step 231: 103960 + 452 = 104412
Step 232: 104412 + 452 = 104864
Step 233: 104864 + 452 = 105316
Step 234: 105316 + 452 = 105768
Step 235: 105768 + 452 = 106220
Step 236: 106220 + 452 = 106672
Step 237: 106672 + 452 = 107124
Step 238: 107124 + 452 = 107576
Step 239: 107576 + 452 = 108028
Step 240: 108028 + 452 = 108480
Step 241: 108480 + 452 = 108932
Step 242: 108932 + 452 = 109384
Step 243: 109384 + 452 = 109836
Step 244: 109836 + 452 = 110288
Step 245: 110288 + 452 = 110740
Step 246: 110740 + 452 = 111192
Step 247: 111192 + 452 = 111644
Step 248: 111644 + 452 = 112096
Step 249: 112096 + 452 = 112548
Step 250: 112548 + 452 = 113000
Step 251: 113000 + 452 = 113452
Step 252: 113452 + 452 = 113904
Step 253: 113904 + 452 = 114356
Step 254: 114356 + 452 = 114808
Step 255: 114808 + 452 = 115260
Step 256: 115260 + 452 = 115712
Step 257: 115712 + 452 = 116164
Step 258: 116164 + 452 = 116616
Step 259: 116616 + 452 = 117068
Step 260: 117068 + 452 = 117520
Step 261: 117520 + 452 = 117972
Step 262: 117972 + 452 = 118424
Step 263: 118424 + 452 = 118876
Step 264: 118876 + 452 = 119328
Step 265: 119328 + 452 = 119780
Step 266: 119780 + 452 = 120232
Step 267: 120232 + 452 = 120684
Step 268: 120684 + 452 = 121136
Step 269: 121136 + 452 = 121588
Step 270: 121588 + 452 = 122040
Step 271: 122040 + 452 = 122492
Step 272: 122492 + 452 = 122944
Step 273: 122944 + 452 = 123396
Step 274: 123396 + 452 = 123848
Step 275: 123848 + 452 = 124300
Step 276: 124300 + 452 = 124752
Step 277: 124752 + 452 = 125204
Step 278: 125204 + 452 = 125656
Step 279: 125656 + 452 = 126108
Step 280: 126108 + 452 = 126560
Step 281: 126560 + 452 = 127012
Step 282: 127012 + 452 = 127464
Step 283: 127464 + 452 = 127916
Step 284: 127916 + 452 = 128368
Step 285: 128368 + 452 = 128820
Step 286: 128820 + 452 = 129272
Step 287: 129272 + 452 = 129724
Step 288: 129724 + 452 = 130176
Step 289: 130176 + 452 = 130628
Step 290: 130628 + 452 = 131080
Step 291: 131080 + 452 = 131532
Step 292: 131532 + 452 = 131984
Step 293: 131984 + 452 = 132436
Step 294: 132436 + 452 = 132888
Step 295: 132888 + 452 = 133340
Step 296: 133340 + 452 = 133792
Step 297: 133792 + 452 = 134244
Step 298: 134244 + 452 = 134696
Step 299: 134696 + 452 = 135148
Step 300: 135148 + 452 = 135600
Step 301: 135600 + 452 = 136052
Step 302: 136052 + 452 = 136504
Step 303: 136504 + 452 = 136956
Step 304: 136956 + 452 = 137408
Step 305: 137408 + 452 = 137860
Step 306: 137860 + 452 = 138312
Step 307: 138312 + 452 = 138764
Step 308: 138764 + 452 = 139216
Step 309: 139216 + 452 = 139668
Step 310: 139668 + 452 = 140120
Step 311: 140120 + 452 = 140572
Step 312: 140572 + 452 = 141024
Step 313: 141024 + 452 = 141476
Step 314: 141476 + 452 = 141928
Step 315: 141928 + 452 = 142380
Step 316: 142380 + 452 = 142832
Step 317: 142832 + 452 = 143284
Step 318: 143284 + 452 = 143736
Step 319: 143736 + 452 = 144188
Step 320: 144188 + 452 = 144640
Step 321: 144640 + 452 = 145092
Step 322: 145092 + 452 = 145544
Step 323: 145544 + 452 = 145996
Step 324: 145996 + 452 = 146448
Step 325: 146448 + 452 = 146900
Step 326: 146900 + 452 = 147352
Step 327: 147352 + 452 = 147804
Step 328: 147804 + 452 = 148256
Step 329: 148256 + 452 = 148708
Step 330: 148708 + 452 = 149160
Step 331: 149160 + 452 = 149612
Step 332: 149612 + 452 = 150064
Step 333: 150064 + 452 = 150516
Step 334: 150516 + 452 = 150968
Step 335: 150968 + 452 = 151420
Step 336: 151420 + 452 = 151872
Step 337: 151872 + 452 = 152324
Step 338: 152324 + 452 = 152776
Step 339: 152776 + 452 = 153228
Step 340: 153228 + 452 = 153680
Step 341: 153680 + 452 = 154132
Step 342: 154132 + 452 = 154584
Step 343: 154584 + 452 = 155036
Step 344: 155036 + 452 = 155488
Step 345: 155488 + 452 = 155940
Step 346: 155940 + 452 = 156392
Step 347: 156392 + 452 = 156844
Step 348: 156844 + 452 = 157296
Step 349: 157296 + 452 = 157748
Step 350: 157748 + 452 = 158200
Step 351: 158200 + 452 = 158652
Step 352: 158652 + 452 = 159104
Step 353: 159104 + 452 = 159556
Step 354: 159556 + 452 = 160008
Step 355: 160008 + 452 = 160460
Step 356: 160460 + 452 = 160912
Step 357: 160912 + 452 = 161364
Step 358: 161364 + 452 = 161816
Step 359: 161816 + 452 = 162268
Step 360: 162268 + 452 = 162720
Step 361: 162720 + 452 = 163172
Step 362: 163172 + 452 = 163624
Step 363: 163624 + 452 = 164076
Step 364: 164076 + 452 = 164528
Step 365: 164528 + 452 = 164980
Step 366: 164980 + 452 = 165432
Step 367: 165432 + 452 = 165884
Step 368: 165884 + 452 = 166336
Step 369: 166336 + 452 = 166788
Step 370: 166788 + 452 = 167240
Step 371: 167240 + 452 = 167692
Step 372: 167692 + 452 = 168144
Step 373: 168144 + 452 = 168596
Step 374: 168596 + 452 = 169048
Step 375: 169048 + 452 = 169500
Step 376: 169500 + 452 = 169952
Step 377: 169952 + 452 = 170404
Step 378: 170404 + 452 = 170856
Step 379: 170856 + 452 = 171308
Step 380: 171308 + 452 = 171760
Step 381: 171760 + 452 = 172212
Step 382: 172212 + 452 = 172664
Step 383: 172664 + 452 = 173116
Step 384: 173116 + 452 = 173568
Step 385: 173568 + 452 = 174020
Step 386: 174020 + 452 = 174472
Step 387: 174472 + 452 = 174924
Step 388: 174924 + 452 = 175376
Step 389: 175376 + 452 = 175828
Step 390: 175828 + 452 = 176280
Step 391: 176280 + 452 = 176732
Step 392: 176732 + 452 = 177184
Step 393: 177184 + 452 = 177636
Step 394: 177636 + 452 = 178088
Step 395: 178088 + 452 = 178540
Step 396: 178540 + 452 = 178992
Step 397: 178992 + 452 = 179444
Step 398: 179444 + 452 = 179896
Step 399: 179896 + 452 = 180348
Step 400: 180348 + 452 = 180800
Step 401: 180800 + 452 = 181252
Step 402: 181252 + 452 = 181704
Step 403: 181704 + 452 = 182156
Step 404: 182156 + 452 = 182608

So, 452*404 = 182608