Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 242 and we're going to multiply it by 59, essentially adding 242 to itself 59 times.
Step 1: 0 + 242 = 242
Step 2: 242 + 242 = 484
Step 3: 484 + 242 = 726
Step 4: 726 + 242 = 968
Step 5: 968 + 242 = 1210
Step 6: 1210 + 242 = 1452
Step 7: 1452 + 242 = 1694
Step 8: 1694 + 242 = 1936
Step 9: 1936 + 242 = 2178
Step 10: 2178 + 242 = 2420
Step 11: 2420 + 242 = 2662
Step 12: 2662 + 242 = 2904
Step 13: 2904 + 242 = 3146
Step 14: 3146 + 242 = 3388
Step 15: 3388 + 242 = 3630
Step 16: 3630 + 242 = 3872
Step 17: 3872 + 242 = 4114
Step 18: 4114 + 242 = 4356
Step 19: 4356 + 242 = 4598
Step 20: 4598 + 242 = 4840
Step 21: 4840 + 242 = 5082
Step 22: 5082 + 242 = 5324
Step 23: 5324 + 242 = 5566
Step 24: 5566 + 242 = 5808
Step 25: 5808 + 242 = 6050
Step 26: 6050 + 242 = 6292
Step 27: 6292 + 242 = 6534
Step 28: 6534 + 242 = 6776
Step 29: 6776 + 242 = 7018
Step 30: 7018 + 242 = 7260
Step 31: 7260 + 242 = 7502
Step 32: 7502 + 242 = 7744
Step 33: 7744 + 242 = 7986
Step 34: 7986 + 242 = 8228
Step 35: 8228 + 242 = 8470
Step 36: 8470 + 242 = 8712
Step 37: 8712 + 242 = 8954
Step 38: 8954 + 242 = 9196
Step 39: 9196 + 242 = 9438
Step 40: 9438 + 242 = 9680
Step 41: 9680 + 242 = 9922
Step 42: 9922 + 242 = 10164
Step 43: 10164 + 242 = 10406
Step 44: 10406 + 242 = 10648
Step 45: 10648 + 242 = 10890
Step 46: 10890 + 242 = 11132
Step 47: 11132 + 242 = 11374
Step 48: 11374 + 242 = 11616
Step 49: 11616 + 242 = 11858
Step 50: 11858 + 242 = 12100
Step 51: 12100 + 242 = 12342
Step 52: 12342 + 242 = 12584
Step 53: 12584 + 242 = 12826
Step 54: 12826 + 242 = 13068
Step 55: 13068 + 242 = 13310
Step 56: 13310 + 242 = 13552
Step 57: 13552 + 242 = 13794
Step 58: 13794 + 242 = 14036
Step 59: 14036 + 242 = 14278

So, 242*59 = 14278