Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 552 and we're going to multiply it by 46, essentially adding 552 to itself 46 times.
Step 1: 0 + 552 = 552
Step 2: 552 + 552 = 1104
Step 3: 1104 + 552 = 1656
Step 4: 1656 + 552 = 2208
Step 5: 2208 + 552 = 2760
Step 6: 2760 + 552 = 3312
Step 7: 3312 + 552 = 3864
Step 8: 3864 + 552 = 4416
Step 9: 4416 + 552 = 4968
Step 10: 4968 + 552 = 5520
Step 11: 5520 + 552 = 6072
Step 12: 6072 + 552 = 6624
Step 13: 6624 + 552 = 7176
Step 14: 7176 + 552 = 7728
Step 15: 7728 + 552 = 8280
Step 16: 8280 + 552 = 8832
Step 17: 8832 + 552 = 9384
Step 18: 9384 + 552 = 9936
Step 19: 9936 + 552 = 10488
Step 20: 10488 + 552 = 11040
Step 21: 11040 + 552 = 11592
Step 22: 11592 + 552 = 12144
Step 23: 12144 + 552 = 12696
Step 24: 12696 + 552 = 13248
Step 25: 13248 + 552 = 13800
Step 26: 13800 + 552 = 14352
Step 27: 14352 + 552 = 14904
Step 28: 14904 + 552 = 15456
Step 29: 15456 + 552 = 16008
Step 30: 16008 + 552 = 16560
Step 31: 16560 + 552 = 17112
Step 32: 17112 + 552 = 17664
Step 33: 17664 + 552 = 18216
Step 34: 18216 + 552 = 18768
Step 35: 18768 + 552 = 19320
Step 36: 19320 + 552 = 19872
Step 37: 19872 + 552 = 20424
Step 38: 20424 + 552 = 20976
Step 39: 20976 + 552 = 21528
Step 40: 21528 + 552 = 22080
Step 41: 22080 + 552 = 22632
Step 42: 22632 + 552 = 23184
Step 43: 23184 + 552 = 23736
Step 44: 23736 + 552 = 24288
Step 45: 24288 + 552 = 24840
Step 46: 24840 + 552 = 25392

So, 552*46 = 25392