OK, let's crack this. We're given 23 and our task is to multiply it by 218. Essentially, we'll be adding 23 to itself 218 times.
Step 1: 0 + 23 = 23
Step 2: 23 + 23 = 46
Step 3: 46 + 23 = 69
Step 4: 69 + 23 = 92
Step 5: 92 + 23 = 115
Step 6: 115 + 23 = 138
Step 7: 138 + 23 = 161
Step 8: 161 + 23 = 184
Step 9: 184 + 23 = 207
Step 10: 207 + 23 = 230
Step 11: 230 + 23 = 253
Step 12: 253 + 23 = 276
Step 13: 276 + 23 = 299
Step 14: 299 + 23 = 322
Step 15: 322 + 23 = 345
Step 16: 345 + 23 = 368
Step 17: 368 + 23 = 391
Step 18: 391 + 23 = 414
Step 19: 414 + 23 = 437
Step 20: 437 + 23 = 460
Step 21: 460 + 23 = 483
Step 22: 483 + 23 = 506
Step 23: 506 + 23 = 529
Step 24: 529 + 23 = 552
Step 25: 552 + 23 = 575
Step 26: 575 + 23 = 598
Step 27: 598 + 23 = 621
Step 28: 621 + 23 = 644
Step 29: 644 + 23 = 667
Step 30: 667 + 23 = 690
Step 31: 690 + 23 = 713
Step 32: 713 + 23 = 736
Step 33: 736 + 23 = 759
Step 34: 759 + 23 = 782
Step 35: 782 + 23 = 805
Step 36: 805 + 23 = 828
Step 37: 828 + 23 = 851
Step 38: 851 + 23 = 874
Step 39: 874 + 23 = 897
Step 40: 897 + 23 = 920
Step 41: 920 + 23 = 943
Step 42: 943 + 23 = 966
Step 43: 966 + 23 = 989
Step 44: 989 + 23 = 1012
Step 45: 1012 + 23 = 1035
Step 46: 1035 + 23 = 1058
Step 47: 1058 + 23 = 1081
Step 48: 1081 + 23 = 1104
Step 49: 1104 + 23 = 1127
Step 50: 1127 + 23 = 1150
Step 51: 1150 + 23 = 1173
Step 52: 1173 + 23 = 1196
Step 53: 1196 + 23 = 1219
Step 54: 1219 + 23 = 1242
Step 55: 1242 + 23 = 1265
Step 56: 1265 + 23 = 1288
Step 57: 1288 + 23 = 1311
Step 58: 1311 + 23 = 1334
Step 59: 1334 + 23 = 1357
Step 60: 1357 + 23 = 1380
Step 61: 1380 + 23 = 1403
Step 62: 1403 + 23 = 1426
Step 63: 1426 + 23 = 1449
Step 64: 1449 + 23 = 1472
Step 65: 1472 + 23 = 1495
Step 66: 1495 + 23 = 1518
Step 67: 1518 + 23 = 1541
Step 68: 1541 + 23 = 1564
Step 69: 1564 + 23 = 1587
Step 70: 1587 + 23 = 1610
Step 71: 1610 + 23 = 1633
Step 72: 1633 + 23 = 1656
Step 73: 1656 + 23 = 1679
Step 74: 1679 + 23 = 1702
Step 75: 1702 + 23 = 1725
Step 76: 1725 + 23 = 1748
Step 77: 1748 + 23 = 1771
Step 78: 1771 + 23 = 1794
Step 79: 1794 + 23 = 1817
Step 80: 1817 + 23 = 1840
Step 81: 1840 + 23 = 1863
Step 82: 1863 + 23 = 1886
Step 83: 1886 + 23 = 1909
Step 84: 1909 + 23 = 1932
Step 85: 1932 + 23 = 1955
Step 86: 1955 + 23 = 1978
Step 87: 1978 + 23 = 2001
Step 88: 2001 + 23 = 2024
Step 89: 2024 + 23 = 2047
Step 90: 2047 + 23 = 2070
Step 91: 2070 + 23 = 2093
Step 92: 2093 + 23 = 2116
Step 93: 2116 + 23 = 2139
Step 94: 2139 + 23 = 2162
Step 95: 2162 + 23 = 2185
Step 96: 2185 + 23 = 2208
Step 97: 2208 + 23 = 2231
Step 98: 2231 + 23 = 2254
Step 99: 2254 + 23 = 2277
Step 100: 2277 + 23 = 2300
Step 101: 2300 + 23 = 2323
Step 102: 2323 + 23 = 2346
Step 103: 2346 + 23 = 2369
Step 104: 2369 + 23 = 2392
Step 105: 2392 + 23 = 2415
Step 106: 2415 + 23 = 2438
Step 107: 2438 + 23 = 2461
Step 108: 2461 + 23 = 2484
Step 109: 2484 + 23 = 2507
Step 110: 2507 + 23 = 2530
Step 111: 2530 + 23 = 2553
Step 112: 2553 + 23 = 2576
Step 113: 2576 + 23 = 2599
Step 114: 2599 + 23 = 2622
Step 115: 2622 + 23 = 2645
Step 116: 2645 + 23 = 2668
Step 117: 2668 + 23 = 2691
Step 118: 2691 + 23 = 2714
Step 119: 2714 + 23 = 2737
Step 120: 2737 + 23 = 2760
Step 121: 2760 + 23 = 2783
Step 122: 2783 + 23 = 2806
Step 123: 2806 + 23 = 2829
Step 124: 2829 + 23 = 2852
Step 125: 2852 + 23 = 2875
Step 126: 2875 + 23 = 2898
Step 127: 2898 + 23 = 2921
Step 128: 2921 + 23 = 2944
Step 129: 2944 + 23 = 2967
Step 130: 2967 + 23 = 2990
Step 131: 2990 + 23 = 3013
Step 132: 3013 + 23 = 3036
Step 133: 3036 + 23 = 3059
Step 134: 3059 + 23 = 3082
Step 135: 3082 + 23 = 3105
Step 136: 3105 + 23 = 3128
Step 137: 3128 + 23 = 3151
Step 138: 3151 + 23 = 3174
Step 139: 3174 + 23 = 3197
Step 140: 3197 + 23 = 3220
Step 141: 3220 + 23 = 3243
Step 142: 3243 + 23 = 3266
Step 143: 3266 + 23 = 3289
Step 144: 3289 + 23 = 3312
Step 145: 3312 + 23 = 3335
Step 146: 3335 + 23 = 3358
Step 147: 3358 + 23 = 3381
Step 148: 3381 + 23 = 3404
Step 149: 3404 + 23 = 3427
Step 150: 3427 + 23 = 3450
Step 151: 3450 + 23 = 3473
Step 152: 3473 + 23 = 3496
Step 153: 3496 + 23 = 3519
Step 154: 3519 + 23 = 3542
Step 155: 3542 + 23 = 3565
Step 156: 3565 + 23 = 3588
Step 157: 3588 + 23 = 3611
Step 158: 3611 + 23 = 3634
Step 159: 3634 + 23 = 3657
Step 160: 3657 + 23 = 3680
Step 161: 3680 + 23 = 3703
Step 162: 3703 + 23 = 3726
Step 163: 3726 + 23 = 3749
Step 164: 3749 + 23 = 3772
Step 165: 3772 + 23 = 3795
Step 166: 3795 + 23 = 3818
Step 167: 3818 + 23 = 3841
Step 168: 3841 + 23 = 3864
Step 169: 3864 + 23 = 3887
Step 170: 3887 + 23 = 3910
Step 171: 3910 + 23 = 3933
Step 172: 3933 + 23 = 3956
Step 173: 3956 + 23 = 3979
Step 174: 3979 + 23 = 4002
Step 175: 4002 + 23 = 4025
Step 176: 4025 + 23 = 4048
Step 177: 4048 + 23 = 4071
Step 178: 4071 + 23 = 4094
Step 179: 4094 + 23 = 4117
Step 180: 4117 + 23 = 4140
Step 181: 4140 + 23 = 4163
Step 182: 4163 + 23 = 4186
Step 183: 4186 + 23 = 4209
Step 184: 4209 + 23 = 4232
Step 185: 4232 + 23 = 4255
Step 186: 4255 + 23 = 4278
Step 187: 4278 + 23 = 4301
Step 188: 4301 + 23 = 4324
Step 189: 4324 + 23 = 4347
Step 190: 4347 + 23 = 4370
Step 191: 4370 + 23 = 4393
Step 192: 4393 + 23 = 4416
Step 193: 4416 + 23 = 4439
Step 194: 4439 + 23 = 4462
Step 195: 4462 + 23 = 4485
Step 196: 4485 + 23 = 4508
Step 197: 4508 + 23 = 4531
Step 198: 4531 + 23 = 4554
Step 199: 4554 + 23 = 4577
Step 200: 4577 + 23 = 4600
Step 201: 4600 + 23 = 4623
Step 202: 4623 + 23 = 4646
Step 203: 4646 + 23 = 4669
Step 204: 4669 + 23 = 4692
Step 205: 4692 + 23 = 4715
Step 206: 4715 + 23 = 4738
Step 207: 4738 + 23 = 4761
Step 208: 4761 + 23 = 4784
Step 209: 4784 + 23 = 4807
Step 210: 4807 + 23 = 4830
Step 211: 4830 + 23 = 4853
Step 212: 4853 + 23 = 4876
Step 213: 4876 + 23 = 4899
Step 214: 4899 + 23 = 4922
Step 215: 4922 + 23 = 4945
Step 216: 4945 + 23 = 4968
Step 217: 4968 + 23 = 4991
Step 218: 4991 + 23 = 5014

So, 23*218 = 5014