Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 212 and we're going to multiply it by 79, essentially adding 212 to itself 79 times.
Step 1: 0 + 212 = 212
Step 2: 212 + 212 = 424
Step 3: 424 + 212 = 636
Step 4: 636 + 212 = 848
Step 5: 848 + 212 = 1060
Step 6: 1060 + 212 = 1272
Step 7: 1272 + 212 = 1484
Step 8: 1484 + 212 = 1696
Step 9: 1696 + 212 = 1908
Step 10: 1908 + 212 = 2120
Step 11: 2120 + 212 = 2332
Step 12: 2332 + 212 = 2544
Step 13: 2544 + 212 = 2756
Step 14: 2756 + 212 = 2968
Step 15: 2968 + 212 = 3180
Step 16: 3180 + 212 = 3392
Step 17: 3392 + 212 = 3604
Step 18: 3604 + 212 = 3816
Step 19: 3816 + 212 = 4028
Step 20: 4028 + 212 = 4240
Step 21: 4240 + 212 = 4452
Step 22: 4452 + 212 = 4664
Step 23: 4664 + 212 = 4876
Step 24: 4876 + 212 = 5088
Step 25: 5088 + 212 = 5300
Step 26: 5300 + 212 = 5512
Step 27: 5512 + 212 = 5724
Step 28: 5724 + 212 = 5936
Step 29: 5936 + 212 = 6148
Step 30: 6148 + 212 = 6360
Step 31: 6360 + 212 = 6572
Step 32: 6572 + 212 = 6784
Step 33: 6784 + 212 = 6996
Step 34: 6996 + 212 = 7208
Step 35: 7208 + 212 = 7420
Step 36: 7420 + 212 = 7632
Step 37: 7632 + 212 = 7844
Step 38: 7844 + 212 = 8056
Step 39: 8056 + 212 = 8268
Step 40: 8268 + 212 = 8480
Step 41: 8480 + 212 = 8692
Step 42: 8692 + 212 = 8904
Step 43: 8904 + 212 = 9116
Step 44: 9116 + 212 = 9328
Step 45: 9328 + 212 = 9540
Step 46: 9540 + 212 = 9752
Step 47: 9752 + 212 = 9964
Step 48: 9964 + 212 = 10176
Step 49: 10176 + 212 = 10388
Step 50: 10388 + 212 = 10600
Step 51: 10600 + 212 = 10812
Step 52: 10812 + 212 = 11024
Step 53: 11024 + 212 = 11236
Step 54: 11236 + 212 = 11448
Step 55: 11448 + 212 = 11660
Step 56: 11660 + 212 = 11872
Step 57: 11872 + 212 = 12084
Step 58: 12084 + 212 = 12296
Step 59: 12296 + 212 = 12508
Step 60: 12508 + 212 = 12720
Step 61: 12720 + 212 = 12932
Step 62: 12932 + 212 = 13144
Step 63: 13144 + 212 = 13356
Step 64: 13356 + 212 = 13568
Step 65: 13568 + 212 = 13780
Step 66: 13780 + 212 = 13992
Step 67: 13992 + 212 = 14204
Step 68: 14204 + 212 = 14416
Step 69: 14416 + 212 = 14628
Step 70: 14628 + 212 = 14840
Step 71: 14840 + 212 = 15052
Step 72: 15052 + 212 = 15264
Step 73: 15264 + 212 = 15476
Step 74: 15476 + 212 = 15688
Step 75: 15688 + 212 = 15900
Step 76: 15900 + 212 = 16112
Step 77: 16112 + 212 = 16324
Step 78: 16324 + 212 = 16536
Step 79: 16536 + 212 = 16748

So, 212*79 = 16748