Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 552 and we're going to multiply it by 174, essentially adding 552 to itself 174 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
Step 47: 25392 + 552 = 25944
Step 48: 25944 + 552 = 26496
Step 49: 26496 + 552 = 27048
Step 50: 27048 + 552 = 27600
Step 51: 27600 + 552 = 28152
Step 52: 28152 + 552 = 28704
Step 53: 28704 + 552 = 29256
Step 54: 29256 + 552 = 29808
Step 55: 29808 + 552 = 30360
Step 56: 30360 + 552 = 30912
Step 57: 30912 + 552 = 31464
Step 58: 31464 + 552 = 32016
Step 59: 32016 + 552 = 32568
Step 60: 32568 + 552 = 33120
Step 61: 33120 + 552 = 33672
Step 62: 33672 + 552 = 34224
Step 63: 34224 + 552 = 34776
Step 64: 34776 + 552 = 35328
Step 65: 35328 + 552 = 35880
Step 66: 35880 + 552 = 36432
Step 67: 36432 + 552 = 36984
Step 68: 36984 + 552 = 37536
Step 69: 37536 + 552 = 38088
Step 70: 38088 + 552 = 38640
Step 71: 38640 + 552 = 39192
Step 72: 39192 + 552 = 39744
Step 73: 39744 + 552 = 40296
Step 74: 40296 + 552 = 40848
Step 75: 40848 + 552 = 41400
Step 76: 41400 + 552 = 41952
Step 77: 41952 + 552 = 42504
Step 78: 42504 + 552 = 43056
Step 79: 43056 + 552 = 43608
Step 80: 43608 + 552 = 44160
Step 81: 44160 + 552 = 44712
Step 82: 44712 + 552 = 45264
Step 83: 45264 + 552 = 45816
Step 84: 45816 + 552 = 46368
Step 85: 46368 + 552 = 46920
Step 86: 46920 + 552 = 47472
Step 87: 47472 + 552 = 48024
Step 88: 48024 + 552 = 48576
Step 89: 48576 + 552 = 49128
Step 90: 49128 + 552 = 49680
Step 91: 49680 + 552 = 50232
Step 92: 50232 + 552 = 50784
Step 93: 50784 + 552 = 51336
Step 94: 51336 + 552 = 51888
Step 95: 51888 + 552 = 52440
Step 96: 52440 + 552 = 52992
Step 97: 52992 + 552 = 53544
Step 98: 53544 + 552 = 54096
Step 99: 54096 + 552 = 54648
Step 100: 54648 + 552 = 55200
Step 101: 55200 + 552 = 55752
Step 102: 55752 + 552 = 56304
Step 103: 56304 + 552 = 56856
Step 104: 56856 + 552 = 57408
Step 105: 57408 + 552 = 57960
Step 106: 57960 + 552 = 58512
Step 107: 58512 + 552 = 59064
Step 108: 59064 + 552 = 59616
Step 109: 59616 + 552 = 60168
Step 110: 60168 + 552 = 60720
Step 111: 60720 + 552 = 61272
Step 112: 61272 + 552 = 61824
Step 113: 61824 + 552 = 62376
Step 114: 62376 + 552 = 62928
Step 115: 62928 + 552 = 63480
Step 116: 63480 + 552 = 64032
Step 117: 64032 + 552 = 64584
Step 118: 64584 + 552 = 65136
Step 119: 65136 + 552 = 65688
Step 120: 65688 + 552 = 66240
Step 121: 66240 + 552 = 66792
Step 122: 66792 + 552 = 67344
Step 123: 67344 + 552 = 67896
Step 124: 67896 + 552 = 68448
Step 125: 68448 + 552 = 69000
Step 126: 69000 + 552 = 69552
Step 127: 69552 + 552 = 70104
Step 128: 70104 + 552 = 70656
Step 129: 70656 + 552 = 71208
Step 130: 71208 + 552 = 71760
Step 131: 71760 + 552 = 72312
Step 132: 72312 + 552 = 72864
Step 133: 72864 + 552 = 73416
Step 134: 73416 + 552 = 73968
Step 135: 73968 + 552 = 74520
Step 136: 74520 + 552 = 75072
Step 137: 75072 + 552 = 75624
Step 138: 75624 + 552 = 76176
Step 139: 76176 + 552 = 76728
Step 140: 76728 + 552 = 77280
Step 141: 77280 + 552 = 77832
Step 142: 77832 + 552 = 78384
Step 143: 78384 + 552 = 78936
Step 144: 78936 + 552 = 79488
Step 145: 79488 + 552 = 80040
Step 146: 80040 + 552 = 80592
Step 147: 80592 + 552 = 81144
Step 148: 81144 + 552 = 81696
Step 149: 81696 + 552 = 82248
Step 150: 82248 + 552 = 82800
Step 151: 82800 + 552 = 83352
Step 152: 83352 + 552 = 83904
Step 153: 83904 + 552 = 84456
Step 154: 84456 + 552 = 85008
Step 155: 85008 + 552 = 85560
Step 156: 85560 + 552 = 86112
Step 157: 86112 + 552 = 86664
Step 158: 86664 + 552 = 87216
Step 159: 87216 + 552 = 87768
Step 160: 87768 + 552 = 88320
Step 161: 88320 + 552 = 88872
Step 162: 88872 + 552 = 89424
Step 163: 89424 + 552 = 89976
Step 164: 89976 + 552 = 90528
Step 165: 90528 + 552 = 91080
Step 166: 91080 + 552 = 91632
Step 167: 91632 + 552 = 92184
Step 168: 92184 + 552 = 92736
Step 169: 92736 + 552 = 93288
Step 170: 93288 + 552 = 93840
Step 171: 93840 + 552 = 94392
Step 172: 94392 + 552 = 94944
Step 173: 94944 + 552 = 95496
Step 174: 95496 + 552 = 96048

So, 552*174 = 96048