Let's get this math done. We have 588 and we're going to multiply it by 48. This is the same as taking 588 and adding it to itself 48 times.
Step 1: 0 + 588 = 588
Step 2: 588 + 588 = 1176
Step 3: 1176 + 588 = 1764
Step 4: 1764 + 588 = 2352
Step 5: 2352 + 588 = 2940
Step 6: 2940 + 588 = 3528
Step 7: 3528 + 588 = 4116
Step 8: 4116 + 588 = 4704
Step 9: 4704 + 588 = 5292
Step 10: 5292 + 588 = 5880
Step 11: 5880 + 588 = 6468
Step 12: 6468 + 588 = 7056
Step 13: 7056 + 588 = 7644
Step 14: 7644 + 588 = 8232
Step 15: 8232 + 588 = 8820
Step 16: 8820 + 588 = 9408
Step 17: 9408 + 588 = 9996
Step 18: 9996 + 588 = 10584
Step 19: 10584 + 588 = 11172
Step 20: 11172 + 588 = 11760
Step 21: 11760 + 588 = 12348
Step 22: 12348 + 588 = 12936
Step 23: 12936 + 588 = 13524
Step 24: 13524 + 588 = 14112
Step 25: 14112 + 588 = 14700
Step 26: 14700 + 588 = 15288
Step 27: 15288 + 588 = 15876
Step 28: 15876 + 588 = 16464
Step 29: 16464 + 588 = 17052
Step 30: 17052 + 588 = 17640
Step 31: 17640 + 588 = 18228
Step 32: 18228 + 588 = 18816
Step 33: 18816 + 588 = 19404
Step 34: 19404 + 588 = 19992
Step 35: 19992 + 588 = 20580
Step 36: 20580 + 588 = 21168
Step 37: 21168 + 588 = 21756
Step 38: 21756 + 588 = 22344
Step 39: 22344 + 588 = 22932
Step 40: 22932 + 588 = 23520
Step 41: 23520 + 588 = 24108
Step 42: 24108 + 588 = 24696
Step 43: 24696 + 588 = 25284
Step 44: 25284 + 588 = 25872
Step 45: 25872 + 588 = 26460
Step 46: 26460 + 588 = 27048
Step 47: 27048 + 588 = 27636
Step 48: 27636 + 588 = 28224

So, 588*48 = 28224