OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 21 and we're going to multiply it by 45, which means we add 21 to itself 45 times.
Step 1: 0 + 21 = 21
Step 2: 21 + 21 = 42
Step 3: 42 + 21 = 63
Step 4: 63 + 21 = 84
Step 5: 84 + 21 = 105
Step 6: 105 + 21 = 126
Step 7: 126 + 21 = 147
Step 8: 147 + 21 = 168
Step 9: 168 + 21 = 189
Step 10: 189 + 21 = 210
Step 11: 210 + 21 = 231
Step 12: 231 + 21 = 252
Step 13: 252 + 21 = 273
Step 14: 273 + 21 = 294
Step 15: 294 + 21 = 315
Step 16: 315 + 21 = 336
Step 17: 336 + 21 = 357
Step 18: 357 + 21 = 378
Step 19: 378 + 21 = 399
Step 20: 399 + 21 = 420
Step 21: 420 + 21 = 441
Step 22: 441 + 21 = 462
Step 23: 462 + 21 = 483
Step 24: 483 + 21 = 504
Step 25: 504 + 21 = 525
Step 26: 525 + 21 = 546
Step 27: 546 + 21 = 567
Step 28: 567 + 21 = 588
Step 29: 588 + 21 = 609
Step 30: 609 + 21 = 630
Step 31: 630 + 21 = 651
Step 32: 651 + 21 = 672
Step 33: 672 + 21 = 693
Step 34: 693 + 21 = 714
Step 35: 714 + 21 = 735
Step 36: 735 + 21 = 756
Step 37: 756 + 21 = 777
Step 38: 777 + 21 = 798
Step 39: 798 + 21 = 819
Step 40: 819 + 21 = 840
Step 41: 840 + 21 = 861
Step 42: 861 + 21 = 882
Step 43: 882 + 21 = 903
Step 44: 903 + 21 = 924
Step 45: 924 + 21 = 945

So, 21*45 = 945