Without delay, let's solve this. We've got 178 and we will be multiplying it by 258, that is, adding 178 to itself 258 times.
Step 1: 0 + 178 = 178
Step 2: 178 + 178 = 356
Step 3: 356 + 178 = 534
Step 4: 534 + 178 = 712
Step 5: 712 + 178 = 890
Step 6: 890 + 178 = 1068
Step 7: 1068 + 178 = 1246
Step 8: 1246 + 178 = 1424
Step 9: 1424 + 178 = 1602
Step 10: 1602 + 178 = 1780
Step 11: 1780 + 178 = 1958
Step 12: 1958 + 178 = 2136
Step 13: 2136 + 178 = 2314
Step 14: 2314 + 178 = 2492
Step 15: 2492 + 178 = 2670
Step 16: 2670 + 178 = 2848
Step 17: 2848 + 178 = 3026
Step 18: 3026 + 178 = 3204
Step 19: 3204 + 178 = 3382
Step 20: 3382 + 178 = 3560
Step 21: 3560 + 178 = 3738
Step 22: 3738 + 178 = 3916
Step 23: 3916 + 178 = 4094
Step 24: 4094 + 178 = 4272
Step 25: 4272 + 178 = 4450
Step 26: 4450 + 178 = 4628
Step 27: 4628 + 178 = 4806
Step 28: 4806 + 178 = 4984
Step 29: 4984 + 178 = 5162
Step 30: 5162 + 178 = 5340
Step 31: 5340 + 178 = 5518
Step 32: 5518 + 178 = 5696
Step 33: 5696 + 178 = 5874
Step 34: 5874 + 178 = 6052
Step 35: 6052 + 178 = 6230
Step 36: 6230 + 178 = 6408
Step 37: 6408 + 178 = 6586
Step 38: 6586 + 178 = 6764
Step 39: 6764 + 178 = 6942
Step 40: 6942 + 178 = 7120
Step 41: 7120 + 178 = 7298
Step 42: 7298 + 178 = 7476
Step 43: 7476 + 178 = 7654
Step 44: 7654 + 178 = 7832
Step 45: 7832 + 178 = 8010
Step 46: 8010 + 178 = 8188
Step 47: 8188 + 178 = 8366
Step 48: 8366 + 178 = 8544
Step 49: 8544 + 178 = 8722
Step 50: 8722 + 178 = 8900
Step 51: 8900 + 178 = 9078
Step 52: 9078 + 178 = 9256
Step 53: 9256 + 178 = 9434
Step 54: 9434 + 178 = 9612
Step 55: 9612 + 178 = 9790
Step 56: 9790 + 178 = 9968
Step 57: 9968 + 178 = 10146
Step 58: 10146 + 178 = 10324
Step 59: 10324 + 178 = 10502
Step 60: 10502 + 178 = 10680
Step 61: 10680 + 178 = 10858
Step 62: 10858 + 178 = 11036
Step 63: 11036 + 178 = 11214
Step 64: 11214 + 178 = 11392
Step 65: 11392 + 178 = 11570
Step 66: 11570 + 178 = 11748
Step 67: 11748 + 178 = 11926
Step 68: 11926 + 178 = 12104
Step 69: 12104 + 178 = 12282
Step 70: 12282 + 178 = 12460
Step 71: 12460 + 178 = 12638
Step 72: 12638 + 178 = 12816
Step 73: 12816 + 178 = 12994
Step 74: 12994 + 178 = 13172
Step 75: 13172 + 178 = 13350
Step 76: 13350 + 178 = 13528
Step 77: 13528 + 178 = 13706
Step 78: 13706 + 178 = 13884
Step 79: 13884 + 178 = 14062
Step 80: 14062 + 178 = 14240
Step 81: 14240 + 178 = 14418
Step 82: 14418 + 178 = 14596
Step 83: 14596 + 178 = 14774
Step 84: 14774 + 178 = 14952
Step 85: 14952 + 178 = 15130
Step 86: 15130 + 178 = 15308
Step 87: 15308 + 178 = 15486
Step 88: 15486 + 178 = 15664
Step 89: 15664 + 178 = 15842
Step 90: 15842 + 178 = 16020
Step 91: 16020 + 178 = 16198
Step 92: 16198 + 178 = 16376
Step 93: 16376 + 178 = 16554
Step 94: 16554 + 178 = 16732
Step 95: 16732 + 178 = 16910
Step 96: 16910 + 178 = 17088
Step 97: 17088 + 178 = 17266
Step 98: 17266 + 178 = 17444
Step 99: 17444 + 178 = 17622
Step 100: 17622 + 178 = 17800
Step 101: 17800 + 178 = 17978
Step 102: 17978 + 178 = 18156
Step 103: 18156 + 178 = 18334
Step 104: 18334 + 178 = 18512
Step 105: 18512 + 178 = 18690
Step 106: 18690 + 178 = 18868
Step 107: 18868 + 178 = 19046
Step 108: 19046 + 178 = 19224
Step 109: 19224 + 178 = 19402
Step 110: 19402 + 178 = 19580
Step 111: 19580 + 178 = 19758
Step 112: 19758 + 178 = 19936
Step 113: 19936 + 178 = 20114
Step 114: 20114 + 178 = 20292
Step 115: 20292 + 178 = 20470
Step 116: 20470 + 178 = 20648
Step 117: 20648 + 178 = 20826
Step 118: 20826 + 178 = 21004
Step 119: 21004 + 178 = 21182
Step 120: 21182 + 178 = 21360
Step 121: 21360 + 178 = 21538
Step 122: 21538 + 178 = 21716
Step 123: 21716 + 178 = 21894
Step 124: 21894 + 178 = 22072
Step 125: 22072 + 178 = 22250
Step 126: 22250 + 178 = 22428
Step 127: 22428 + 178 = 22606
Step 128: 22606 + 178 = 22784
Step 129: 22784 + 178 = 22962
Step 130: 22962 + 178 = 23140
Step 131: 23140 + 178 = 23318
Step 132: 23318 + 178 = 23496
Step 133: 23496 + 178 = 23674
Step 134: 23674 + 178 = 23852
Step 135: 23852 + 178 = 24030
Step 136: 24030 + 178 = 24208
Step 137: 24208 + 178 = 24386
Step 138: 24386 + 178 = 24564
Step 139: 24564 + 178 = 24742
Step 140: 24742 + 178 = 24920
Step 141: 24920 + 178 = 25098
Step 142: 25098 + 178 = 25276
Step 143: 25276 + 178 = 25454
Step 144: 25454 + 178 = 25632
Step 145: 25632 + 178 = 25810
Step 146: 25810 + 178 = 25988
Step 147: 25988 + 178 = 26166
Step 148: 26166 + 178 = 26344
Step 149: 26344 + 178 = 26522
Step 150: 26522 + 178 = 26700
Step 151: 26700 + 178 = 26878
Step 152: 26878 + 178 = 27056
Step 153: 27056 + 178 = 27234
Step 154: 27234 + 178 = 27412
Step 155: 27412 + 178 = 27590
Step 156: 27590 + 178 = 27768
Step 157: 27768 + 178 = 27946
Step 158: 27946 + 178 = 28124
Step 159: 28124 + 178 = 28302
Step 160: 28302 + 178 = 28480
Step 161: 28480 + 178 = 28658
Step 162: 28658 + 178 = 28836
Step 163: 28836 + 178 = 29014
Step 164: 29014 + 178 = 29192
Step 165: 29192 + 178 = 29370
Step 166: 29370 + 178 = 29548
Step 167: 29548 + 178 = 29726
Step 168: 29726 + 178 = 29904
Step 169: 29904 + 178 = 30082
Step 170: 30082 + 178 = 30260
Step 171: 30260 + 178 = 30438
Step 172: 30438 + 178 = 30616
Step 173: 30616 + 178 = 30794
Step 174: 30794 + 178 = 30972
Step 175: 30972 + 178 = 31150
Step 176: 31150 + 178 = 31328
Step 177: 31328 + 178 = 31506
Step 178: 31506 + 178 = 31684
Step 179: 31684 + 178 = 31862
Step 180: 31862 + 178 = 32040
Step 181: 32040 + 178 = 32218
Step 182: 32218 + 178 = 32396
Step 183: 32396 + 178 = 32574
Step 184: 32574 + 178 = 32752
Step 185: 32752 + 178 = 32930
Step 186: 32930 + 178 = 33108
Step 187: 33108 + 178 = 33286
Step 188: 33286 + 178 = 33464
Step 189: 33464 + 178 = 33642
Step 190: 33642 + 178 = 33820
Step 191: 33820 + 178 = 33998
Step 192: 33998 + 178 = 34176
Step 193: 34176 + 178 = 34354
Step 194: 34354 + 178 = 34532
Step 195: 34532 + 178 = 34710
Step 196: 34710 + 178 = 34888
Step 197: 34888 + 178 = 35066
Step 198: 35066 + 178 = 35244
Step 199: 35244 + 178 = 35422
Step 200: 35422 + 178 = 35600
Step 201: 35600 + 178 = 35778
Step 202: 35778 + 178 = 35956
Step 203: 35956 + 178 = 36134
Step 204: 36134 + 178 = 36312
Step 205: 36312 + 178 = 36490
Step 206: 36490 + 178 = 36668
Step 207: 36668 + 178 = 36846
Step 208: 36846 + 178 = 37024
Step 209: 37024 + 178 = 37202
Step 210: 37202 + 178 = 37380
Step 211: 37380 + 178 = 37558
Step 212: 37558 + 178 = 37736
Step 213: 37736 + 178 = 37914
Step 214: 37914 + 178 = 38092
Step 215: 38092 + 178 = 38270
Step 216: 38270 + 178 = 38448
Step 217: 38448 + 178 = 38626
Step 218: 38626 + 178 = 38804
Step 219: 38804 + 178 = 38982
Step 220: 38982 + 178 = 39160
Step 221: 39160 + 178 = 39338
Step 222: 39338 + 178 = 39516
Step 223: 39516 + 178 = 39694
Step 224: 39694 + 178 = 39872
Step 225: 39872 + 178 = 40050
Step 226: 40050 + 178 = 40228
Step 227: 40228 + 178 = 40406
Step 228: 40406 + 178 = 40584
Step 229: 40584 + 178 = 40762
Step 230: 40762 + 178 = 40940
Step 231: 40940 + 178 = 41118
Step 232: 41118 + 178 = 41296
Step 233: 41296 + 178 = 41474
Step 234: 41474 + 178 = 41652
Step 235: 41652 + 178 = 41830
Step 236: 41830 + 178 = 42008
Step 237: 42008 + 178 = 42186
Step 238: 42186 + 178 = 42364
Step 239: 42364 + 178 = 42542
Step 240: 42542 + 178 = 42720
Step 241: 42720 + 178 = 42898
Step 242: 42898 + 178 = 43076
Step 243: 43076 + 178 = 43254
Step 244: 43254 + 178 = 43432
Step 245: 43432 + 178 = 43610
Step 246: 43610 + 178 = 43788
Step 247: 43788 + 178 = 43966
Step 248: 43966 + 178 = 44144
Step 249: 44144 + 178 = 44322
Step 250: 44322 + 178 = 44500
Step 251: 44500 + 178 = 44678
Step 252: 44678 + 178 = 44856
Step 253: 44856 + 178 = 45034
Step 254: 45034 + 178 = 45212
Step 255: 45212 + 178 = 45390
Step 256: 45390 + 178 = 45568
Step 257: 45568 + 178 = 45746
Step 258: 45746 + 178 = 45924

So, 178*258 = 45924