OK, let's crack this. We're given 452 and our task is to multiply it by 104. Essentially, we'll be adding 452 to itself 104 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

So, 452*104 = 47008