Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 262 and we're going to multiply it by 23, essentially adding 262 to itself 23 times.
Step 1: 0 + 262 = 262
Step 2: 262 + 262 = 524
Step 3: 524 + 262 = 786
Step 4: 786 + 262 = 1048
Step 5: 1048 + 262 = 1310
Step 6: 1310 + 262 = 1572
Step 7: 1572 + 262 = 1834
Step 8: 1834 + 262 = 2096
Step 9: 2096 + 262 = 2358
Step 10: 2358 + 262 = 2620
Step 11: 2620 + 262 = 2882
Step 12: 2882 + 262 = 3144
Step 13: 3144 + 262 = 3406
Step 14: 3406 + 262 = 3668
Step 15: 3668 + 262 = 3930
Step 16: 3930 + 262 = 4192
Step 17: 4192 + 262 = 4454
Step 18: 4454 + 262 = 4716
Step 19: 4716 + 262 = 4978
Step 20: 4978 + 262 = 5240
Step 21: 5240 + 262 = 5502
Step 22: 5502 + 262 = 5764
Step 23: 5764 + 262 = 6026

So, 262*23 = 6026