OK, let's crack this. We're given 216 and our task is to multiply it by 227. Essentially, we'll be adding 216 to itself 227 times.
Step 1: 0 + 216 = 216
Step 2: 216 + 216 = 432
Step 3: 432 + 216 = 648
Step 4: 648 + 216 = 864
Step 5: 864 + 216 = 1080
Step 6: 1080 + 216 = 1296
Step 7: 1296 + 216 = 1512
Step 8: 1512 + 216 = 1728
Step 9: 1728 + 216 = 1944
Step 10: 1944 + 216 = 2160
Step 11: 2160 + 216 = 2376
Step 12: 2376 + 216 = 2592
Step 13: 2592 + 216 = 2808
Step 14: 2808 + 216 = 3024
Step 15: 3024 + 216 = 3240
Step 16: 3240 + 216 = 3456
Step 17: 3456 + 216 = 3672
Step 18: 3672 + 216 = 3888
Step 19: 3888 + 216 = 4104
Step 20: 4104 + 216 = 4320
Step 21: 4320 + 216 = 4536
Step 22: 4536 + 216 = 4752
Step 23: 4752 + 216 = 4968
Step 24: 4968 + 216 = 5184
Step 25: 5184 + 216 = 5400
Step 26: 5400 + 216 = 5616
Step 27: 5616 + 216 = 5832
Step 28: 5832 + 216 = 6048
Step 29: 6048 + 216 = 6264
Step 30: 6264 + 216 = 6480
Step 31: 6480 + 216 = 6696
Step 32: 6696 + 216 = 6912
Step 33: 6912 + 216 = 7128
Step 34: 7128 + 216 = 7344
Step 35: 7344 + 216 = 7560
Step 36: 7560 + 216 = 7776
Step 37: 7776 + 216 = 7992
Step 38: 7992 + 216 = 8208
Step 39: 8208 + 216 = 8424
Step 40: 8424 + 216 = 8640
Step 41: 8640 + 216 = 8856
Step 42: 8856 + 216 = 9072
Step 43: 9072 + 216 = 9288
Step 44: 9288 + 216 = 9504
Step 45: 9504 + 216 = 9720
Step 46: 9720 + 216 = 9936
Step 47: 9936 + 216 = 10152
Step 48: 10152 + 216 = 10368
Step 49: 10368 + 216 = 10584
Step 50: 10584 + 216 = 10800
Step 51: 10800 + 216 = 11016
Step 52: 11016 + 216 = 11232
Step 53: 11232 + 216 = 11448
Step 54: 11448 + 216 = 11664
Step 55: 11664 + 216 = 11880
Step 56: 11880 + 216 = 12096
Step 57: 12096 + 216 = 12312
Step 58: 12312 + 216 = 12528
Step 59: 12528 + 216 = 12744
Step 60: 12744 + 216 = 12960
Step 61: 12960 + 216 = 13176
Step 62: 13176 + 216 = 13392
Step 63: 13392 + 216 = 13608
Step 64: 13608 + 216 = 13824
Step 65: 13824 + 216 = 14040
Step 66: 14040 + 216 = 14256
Step 67: 14256 + 216 = 14472
Step 68: 14472 + 216 = 14688
Step 69: 14688 + 216 = 14904
Step 70: 14904 + 216 = 15120
Step 71: 15120 + 216 = 15336
Step 72: 15336 + 216 = 15552
Step 73: 15552 + 216 = 15768
Step 74: 15768 + 216 = 15984
Step 75: 15984 + 216 = 16200
Step 76: 16200 + 216 = 16416
Step 77: 16416 + 216 = 16632
Step 78: 16632 + 216 = 16848
Step 79: 16848 + 216 = 17064
Step 80: 17064 + 216 = 17280
Step 81: 17280 + 216 = 17496
Step 82: 17496 + 216 = 17712
Step 83: 17712 + 216 = 17928
Step 84: 17928 + 216 = 18144
Step 85: 18144 + 216 = 18360
Step 86: 18360 + 216 = 18576
Step 87: 18576 + 216 = 18792
Step 88: 18792 + 216 = 19008
Step 89: 19008 + 216 = 19224
Step 90: 19224 + 216 = 19440
Step 91: 19440 + 216 = 19656
Step 92: 19656 + 216 = 19872
Step 93: 19872 + 216 = 20088
Step 94: 20088 + 216 = 20304
Step 95: 20304 + 216 = 20520
Step 96: 20520 + 216 = 20736
Step 97: 20736 + 216 = 20952
Step 98: 20952 + 216 = 21168
Step 99: 21168 + 216 = 21384
Step 100: 21384 + 216 = 21600
Step 101: 21600 + 216 = 21816
Step 102: 21816 + 216 = 22032
Step 103: 22032 + 216 = 22248
Step 104: 22248 + 216 = 22464
Step 105: 22464 + 216 = 22680
Step 106: 22680 + 216 = 22896
Step 107: 22896 + 216 = 23112
Step 108: 23112 + 216 = 23328
Step 109: 23328 + 216 = 23544
Step 110: 23544 + 216 = 23760
Step 111: 23760 + 216 = 23976
Step 112: 23976 + 216 = 24192
Step 113: 24192 + 216 = 24408
Step 114: 24408 + 216 = 24624
Step 115: 24624 + 216 = 24840
Step 116: 24840 + 216 = 25056
Step 117: 25056 + 216 = 25272
Step 118: 25272 + 216 = 25488
Step 119: 25488 + 216 = 25704
Step 120: 25704 + 216 = 25920
Step 121: 25920 + 216 = 26136
Step 122: 26136 + 216 = 26352
Step 123: 26352 + 216 = 26568
Step 124: 26568 + 216 = 26784
Step 125: 26784 + 216 = 27000
Step 126: 27000 + 216 = 27216
Step 127: 27216 + 216 = 27432
Step 128: 27432 + 216 = 27648
Step 129: 27648 + 216 = 27864
Step 130: 27864 + 216 = 28080
Step 131: 28080 + 216 = 28296
Step 132: 28296 + 216 = 28512
Step 133: 28512 + 216 = 28728
Step 134: 28728 + 216 = 28944
Step 135: 28944 + 216 = 29160
Step 136: 29160 + 216 = 29376
Step 137: 29376 + 216 = 29592
Step 138: 29592 + 216 = 29808
Step 139: 29808 + 216 = 30024
Step 140: 30024 + 216 = 30240
Step 141: 30240 + 216 = 30456
Step 142: 30456 + 216 = 30672
Step 143: 30672 + 216 = 30888
Step 144: 30888 + 216 = 31104
Step 145: 31104 + 216 = 31320
Step 146: 31320 + 216 = 31536
Step 147: 31536 + 216 = 31752
Step 148: 31752 + 216 = 31968
Step 149: 31968 + 216 = 32184
Step 150: 32184 + 216 = 32400
Step 151: 32400 + 216 = 32616
Step 152: 32616 + 216 = 32832
Step 153: 32832 + 216 = 33048
Step 154: 33048 + 216 = 33264
Step 155: 33264 + 216 = 33480
Step 156: 33480 + 216 = 33696
Step 157: 33696 + 216 = 33912
Step 158: 33912 + 216 = 34128
Step 159: 34128 + 216 = 34344
Step 160: 34344 + 216 = 34560
Step 161: 34560 + 216 = 34776
Step 162: 34776 + 216 = 34992
Step 163: 34992 + 216 = 35208
Step 164: 35208 + 216 = 35424
Step 165: 35424 + 216 = 35640
Step 166: 35640 + 216 = 35856
Step 167: 35856 + 216 = 36072
Step 168: 36072 + 216 = 36288
Step 169: 36288 + 216 = 36504
Step 170: 36504 + 216 = 36720
Step 171: 36720 + 216 = 36936
Step 172: 36936 + 216 = 37152
Step 173: 37152 + 216 = 37368
Step 174: 37368 + 216 = 37584
Step 175: 37584 + 216 = 37800
Step 176: 37800 + 216 = 38016
Step 177: 38016 + 216 = 38232
Step 178: 38232 + 216 = 38448
Step 179: 38448 + 216 = 38664
Step 180: 38664 + 216 = 38880
Step 181: 38880 + 216 = 39096
Step 182: 39096 + 216 = 39312
Step 183: 39312 + 216 = 39528
Step 184: 39528 + 216 = 39744
Step 185: 39744 + 216 = 39960
Step 186: 39960 + 216 = 40176
Step 187: 40176 + 216 = 40392
Step 188: 40392 + 216 = 40608
Step 189: 40608 + 216 = 40824
Step 190: 40824 + 216 = 41040
Step 191: 41040 + 216 = 41256
Step 192: 41256 + 216 = 41472
Step 193: 41472 + 216 = 41688
Step 194: 41688 + 216 = 41904
Step 195: 41904 + 216 = 42120
Step 196: 42120 + 216 = 42336
Step 197: 42336 + 216 = 42552
Step 198: 42552 + 216 = 42768
Step 199: 42768 + 216 = 42984
Step 200: 42984 + 216 = 43200
Step 201: 43200 + 216 = 43416
Step 202: 43416 + 216 = 43632
Step 203: 43632 + 216 = 43848
Step 204: 43848 + 216 = 44064
Step 205: 44064 + 216 = 44280
Step 206: 44280 + 216 = 44496
Step 207: 44496 + 216 = 44712
Step 208: 44712 + 216 = 44928
Step 209: 44928 + 216 = 45144
Step 210: 45144 + 216 = 45360
Step 211: 45360 + 216 = 45576
Step 212: 45576 + 216 = 45792
Step 213: 45792 + 216 = 46008
Step 214: 46008 + 216 = 46224
Step 215: 46224 + 216 = 46440
Step 216: 46440 + 216 = 46656
Step 217: 46656 + 216 = 46872
Step 218: 46872 + 216 = 47088
Step 219: 47088 + 216 = 47304
Step 220: 47304 + 216 = 47520
Step 221: 47520 + 216 = 47736
Step 222: 47736 + 216 = 47952
Step 223: 47952 + 216 = 48168
Step 224: 48168 + 216 = 48384
Step 225: 48384 + 216 = 48600
Step 226: 48600 + 216 = 48816
Step 227: 48816 + 216 = 49032

So, 216*227 = 49032