Sure thing! We've got 261 and we're gonna multiply it by 217. That's the same as adding 261 to itself 217 times.
Step 1: 0 + 261 = 261
Step 2: 261 + 261 = 522
Step 3: 522 + 261 = 783
Step 4: 783 + 261 = 1044
Step 5: 1044 + 261 = 1305
Step 6: 1305 + 261 = 1566
Step 7: 1566 + 261 = 1827
Step 8: 1827 + 261 = 2088
Step 9: 2088 + 261 = 2349
Step 10: 2349 + 261 = 2610
Step 11: 2610 + 261 = 2871
Step 12: 2871 + 261 = 3132
Step 13: 3132 + 261 = 3393
Step 14: 3393 + 261 = 3654
Step 15: 3654 + 261 = 3915
Step 16: 3915 + 261 = 4176
Step 17: 4176 + 261 = 4437
Step 18: 4437 + 261 = 4698
Step 19: 4698 + 261 = 4959
Step 20: 4959 + 261 = 5220
Step 21: 5220 + 261 = 5481
Step 22: 5481 + 261 = 5742
Step 23: 5742 + 261 = 6003
Step 24: 6003 + 261 = 6264
Step 25: 6264 + 261 = 6525
Step 26: 6525 + 261 = 6786
Step 27: 6786 + 261 = 7047
Step 28: 7047 + 261 = 7308
Step 29: 7308 + 261 = 7569
Step 30: 7569 + 261 = 7830
Step 31: 7830 + 261 = 8091
Step 32: 8091 + 261 = 8352
Step 33: 8352 + 261 = 8613
Step 34: 8613 + 261 = 8874
Step 35: 8874 + 261 = 9135
Step 36: 9135 + 261 = 9396
Step 37: 9396 + 261 = 9657
Step 38: 9657 + 261 = 9918
Step 39: 9918 + 261 = 10179
Step 40: 10179 + 261 = 10440
Step 41: 10440 + 261 = 10701
Step 42: 10701 + 261 = 10962
Step 43: 10962 + 261 = 11223
Step 44: 11223 + 261 = 11484
Step 45: 11484 + 261 = 11745
Step 46: 11745 + 261 = 12006
Step 47: 12006 + 261 = 12267
Step 48: 12267 + 261 = 12528
Step 49: 12528 + 261 = 12789
Step 50: 12789 + 261 = 13050
Step 51: 13050 + 261 = 13311
Step 52: 13311 + 261 = 13572
Step 53: 13572 + 261 = 13833
Step 54: 13833 + 261 = 14094
Step 55: 14094 + 261 = 14355
Step 56: 14355 + 261 = 14616
Step 57: 14616 + 261 = 14877
Step 58: 14877 + 261 = 15138
Step 59: 15138 + 261 = 15399
Step 60: 15399 + 261 = 15660
Step 61: 15660 + 261 = 15921
Step 62: 15921 + 261 = 16182
Step 63: 16182 + 261 = 16443
Step 64: 16443 + 261 = 16704
Step 65: 16704 + 261 = 16965
Step 66: 16965 + 261 = 17226
Step 67: 17226 + 261 = 17487
Step 68: 17487 + 261 = 17748
Step 69: 17748 + 261 = 18009
Step 70: 18009 + 261 = 18270
Step 71: 18270 + 261 = 18531
Step 72: 18531 + 261 = 18792
Step 73: 18792 + 261 = 19053
Step 74: 19053 + 261 = 19314
Step 75: 19314 + 261 = 19575
Step 76: 19575 + 261 = 19836
Step 77: 19836 + 261 = 20097
Step 78: 20097 + 261 = 20358
Step 79: 20358 + 261 = 20619
Step 80: 20619 + 261 = 20880
Step 81: 20880 + 261 = 21141
Step 82: 21141 + 261 = 21402
Step 83: 21402 + 261 = 21663
Step 84: 21663 + 261 = 21924
Step 85: 21924 + 261 = 22185
Step 86: 22185 + 261 = 22446
Step 87: 22446 + 261 = 22707
Step 88: 22707 + 261 = 22968
Step 89: 22968 + 261 = 23229
Step 90: 23229 + 261 = 23490
Step 91: 23490 + 261 = 23751
Step 92: 23751 + 261 = 24012
Step 93: 24012 + 261 = 24273
Step 94: 24273 + 261 = 24534
Step 95: 24534 + 261 = 24795
Step 96: 24795 + 261 = 25056
Step 97: 25056 + 261 = 25317
Step 98: 25317 + 261 = 25578
Step 99: 25578 + 261 = 25839
Step 100: 25839 + 261 = 26100
Step 101: 26100 + 261 = 26361
Step 102: 26361 + 261 = 26622
Step 103: 26622 + 261 = 26883
Step 104: 26883 + 261 = 27144
Step 105: 27144 + 261 = 27405
Step 106: 27405 + 261 = 27666
Step 107: 27666 + 261 = 27927
Step 108: 27927 + 261 = 28188
Step 109: 28188 + 261 = 28449
Step 110: 28449 + 261 = 28710
Step 111: 28710 + 261 = 28971
Step 112: 28971 + 261 = 29232
Step 113: 29232 + 261 = 29493
Step 114: 29493 + 261 = 29754
Step 115: 29754 + 261 = 30015
Step 116: 30015 + 261 = 30276
Step 117: 30276 + 261 = 30537
Step 118: 30537 + 261 = 30798
Step 119: 30798 + 261 = 31059
Step 120: 31059 + 261 = 31320
Step 121: 31320 + 261 = 31581
Step 122: 31581 + 261 = 31842
Step 123: 31842 + 261 = 32103
Step 124: 32103 + 261 = 32364
Step 125: 32364 + 261 = 32625
Step 126: 32625 + 261 = 32886
Step 127: 32886 + 261 = 33147
Step 128: 33147 + 261 = 33408
Step 129: 33408 + 261 = 33669
Step 130: 33669 + 261 = 33930
Step 131: 33930 + 261 = 34191
Step 132: 34191 + 261 = 34452
Step 133: 34452 + 261 = 34713
Step 134: 34713 + 261 = 34974
Step 135: 34974 + 261 = 35235
Step 136: 35235 + 261 = 35496
Step 137: 35496 + 261 = 35757
Step 138: 35757 + 261 = 36018
Step 139: 36018 + 261 = 36279
Step 140: 36279 + 261 = 36540
Step 141: 36540 + 261 = 36801
Step 142: 36801 + 261 = 37062
Step 143: 37062 + 261 = 37323
Step 144: 37323 + 261 = 37584
Step 145: 37584 + 261 = 37845
Step 146: 37845 + 261 = 38106
Step 147: 38106 + 261 = 38367
Step 148: 38367 + 261 = 38628
Step 149: 38628 + 261 = 38889
Step 150: 38889 + 261 = 39150
Step 151: 39150 + 261 = 39411
Step 152: 39411 + 261 = 39672
Step 153: 39672 + 261 = 39933
Step 154: 39933 + 261 = 40194
Step 155: 40194 + 261 = 40455
Step 156: 40455 + 261 = 40716
Step 157: 40716 + 261 = 40977
Step 158: 40977 + 261 = 41238
Step 159: 41238 + 261 = 41499
Step 160: 41499 + 261 = 41760
Step 161: 41760 + 261 = 42021
Step 162: 42021 + 261 = 42282
Step 163: 42282 + 261 = 42543
Step 164: 42543 + 261 = 42804
Step 165: 42804 + 261 = 43065
Step 166: 43065 + 261 = 43326
Step 167: 43326 + 261 = 43587
Step 168: 43587 + 261 = 43848
Step 169: 43848 + 261 = 44109
Step 170: 44109 + 261 = 44370
Step 171: 44370 + 261 = 44631
Step 172: 44631 + 261 = 44892
Step 173: 44892 + 261 = 45153
Step 174: 45153 + 261 = 45414
Step 175: 45414 + 261 = 45675
Step 176: 45675 + 261 = 45936
Step 177: 45936 + 261 = 46197
Step 178: 46197 + 261 = 46458
Step 179: 46458 + 261 = 46719
Step 180: 46719 + 261 = 46980
Step 181: 46980 + 261 = 47241
Step 182: 47241 + 261 = 47502
Step 183: 47502 + 261 = 47763
Step 184: 47763 + 261 = 48024
Step 185: 48024 + 261 = 48285
Step 186: 48285 + 261 = 48546
Step 187: 48546 + 261 = 48807
Step 188: 48807 + 261 = 49068
Step 189: 49068 + 261 = 49329
Step 190: 49329 + 261 = 49590
Step 191: 49590 + 261 = 49851
Step 192: 49851 + 261 = 50112
Step 193: 50112 + 261 = 50373
Step 194: 50373 + 261 = 50634
Step 195: 50634 + 261 = 50895
Step 196: 50895 + 261 = 51156
Step 197: 51156 + 261 = 51417
Step 198: 51417 + 261 = 51678
Step 199: 51678 + 261 = 51939
Step 200: 51939 + 261 = 52200
Step 201: 52200 + 261 = 52461
Step 202: 52461 + 261 = 52722
Step 203: 52722 + 261 = 52983
Step 204: 52983 + 261 = 53244
Step 205: 53244 + 261 = 53505
Step 206: 53505 + 261 = 53766
Step 207: 53766 + 261 = 54027
Step 208: 54027 + 261 = 54288
Step 209: 54288 + 261 = 54549
Step 210: 54549 + 261 = 54810
Step 211: 54810 + 261 = 55071
Step 212: 55071 + 261 = 55332
Step 213: 55332 + 261 = 55593
Step 214: 55593 + 261 = 55854
Step 215: 55854 + 261 = 56115
Step 216: 56115 + 261 = 56376
Step 217: 56376 + 261 = 56637

So, 261*217 = 56637