Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 132 and we're going to multiply it by 178, which means adding 132 to itself 178 times.
Step 1: 0 + 132 = 132
Step 2: 132 + 132 = 264
Step 3: 264 + 132 = 396
Step 4: 396 + 132 = 528
Step 5: 528 + 132 = 660
Step 6: 660 + 132 = 792
Step 7: 792 + 132 = 924
Step 8: 924 + 132 = 1056
Step 9: 1056 + 132 = 1188
Step 10: 1188 + 132 = 1320
Step 11: 1320 + 132 = 1452
Step 12: 1452 + 132 = 1584
Step 13: 1584 + 132 = 1716
Step 14: 1716 + 132 = 1848
Step 15: 1848 + 132 = 1980
Step 16: 1980 + 132 = 2112
Step 17: 2112 + 132 = 2244
Step 18: 2244 + 132 = 2376
Step 19: 2376 + 132 = 2508
Step 20: 2508 + 132 = 2640
Step 21: 2640 + 132 = 2772
Step 22: 2772 + 132 = 2904
Step 23: 2904 + 132 = 3036
Step 24: 3036 + 132 = 3168
Step 25: 3168 + 132 = 3300
Step 26: 3300 + 132 = 3432
Step 27: 3432 + 132 = 3564
Step 28: 3564 + 132 = 3696
Step 29: 3696 + 132 = 3828
Step 30: 3828 + 132 = 3960
Step 31: 3960 + 132 = 4092
Step 32: 4092 + 132 = 4224
Step 33: 4224 + 132 = 4356
Step 34: 4356 + 132 = 4488
Step 35: 4488 + 132 = 4620
Step 36: 4620 + 132 = 4752
Step 37: 4752 + 132 = 4884
Step 38: 4884 + 132 = 5016
Step 39: 5016 + 132 = 5148
Step 40: 5148 + 132 = 5280
Step 41: 5280 + 132 = 5412
Step 42: 5412 + 132 = 5544
Step 43: 5544 + 132 = 5676
Step 44: 5676 + 132 = 5808
Step 45: 5808 + 132 = 5940
Step 46: 5940 + 132 = 6072
Step 47: 6072 + 132 = 6204
Step 48: 6204 + 132 = 6336
Step 49: 6336 + 132 = 6468
Step 50: 6468 + 132 = 6600
Step 51: 6600 + 132 = 6732
Step 52: 6732 + 132 = 6864
Step 53: 6864 + 132 = 6996
Step 54: 6996 + 132 = 7128
Step 55: 7128 + 132 = 7260
Step 56: 7260 + 132 = 7392
Step 57: 7392 + 132 = 7524
Step 58: 7524 + 132 = 7656
Step 59: 7656 + 132 = 7788
Step 60: 7788 + 132 = 7920
Step 61: 7920 + 132 = 8052
Step 62: 8052 + 132 = 8184
Step 63: 8184 + 132 = 8316
Step 64: 8316 + 132 = 8448
Step 65: 8448 + 132 = 8580
Step 66: 8580 + 132 = 8712
Step 67: 8712 + 132 = 8844
Step 68: 8844 + 132 = 8976
Step 69: 8976 + 132 = 9108
Step 70: 9108 + 132 = 9240
Step 71: 9240 + 132 = 9372
Step 72: 9372 + 132 = 9504
Step 73: 9504 + 132 = 9636
Step 74: 9636 + 132 = 9768
Step 75: 9768 + 132 = 9900
Step 76: 9900 + 132 = 10032
Step 77: 10032 + 132 = 10164
Step 78: 10164 + 132 = 10296
Step 79: 10296 + 132 = 10428
Step 80: 10428 + 132 = 10560
Step 81: 10560 + 132 = 10692
Step 82: 10692 + 132 = 10824
Step 83: 10824 + 132 = 10956
Step 84: 10956 + 132 = 11088
Step 85: 11088 + 132 = 11220
Step 86: 11220 + 132 = 11352
Step 87: 11352 + 132 = 11484
Step 88: 11484 + 132 = 11616
Step 89: 11616 + 132 = 11748
Step 90: 11748 + 132 = 11880
Step 91: 11880 + 132 = 12012
Step 92: 12012 + 132 = 12144
Step 93: 12144 + 132 = 12276
Step 94: 12276 + 132 = 12408
Step 95: 12408 + 132 = 12540
Step 96: 12540 + 132 = 12672
Step 97: 12672 + 132 = 12804
Step 98: 12804 + 132 = 12936
Step 99: 12936 + 132 = 13068
Step 100: 13068 + 132 = 13200
Step 101: 13200 + 132 = 13332
Step 102: 13332 + 132 = 13464
Step 103: 13464 + 132 = 13596
Step 104: 13596 + 132 = 13728
Step 105: 13728 + 132 = 13860
Step 106: 13860 + 132 = 13992
Step 107: 13992 + 132 = 14124
Step 108: 14124 + 132 = 14256
Step 109: 14256 + 132 = 14388
Step 110: 14388 + 132 = 14520
Step 111: 14520 + 132 = 14652
Step 112: 14652 + 132 = 14784
Step 113: 14784 + 132 = 14916
Step 114: 14916 + 132 = 15048
Step 115: 15048 + 132 = 15180
Step 116: 15180 + 132 = 15312
Step 117: 15312 + 132 = 15444
Step 118: 15444 + 132 = 15576
Step 119: 15576 + 132 = 15708
Step 120: 15708 + 132 = 15840
Step 121: 15840 + 132 = 15972
Step 122: 15972 + 132 = 16104
Step 123: 16104 + 132 = 16236
Step 124: 16236 + 132 = 16368
Step 125: 16368 + 132 = 16500
Step 126: 16500 + 132 = 16632
Step 127: 16632 + 132 = 16764
Step 128: 16764 + 132 = 16896
Step 129: 16896 + 132 = 17028
Step 130: 17028 + 132 = 17160
Step 131: 17160 + 132 = 17292
Step 132: 17292 + 132 = 17424
Step 133: 17424 + 132 = 17556
Step 134: 17556 + 132 = 17688
Step 135: 17688 + 132 = 17820
Step 136: 17820 + 132 = 17952
Step 137: 17952 + 132 = 18084
Step 138: 18084 + 132 = 18216
Step 139: 18216 + 132 = 18348
Step 140: 18348 + 132 = 18480
Step 141: 18480 + 132 = 18612
Step 142: 18612 + 132 = 18744
Step 143: 18744 + 132 = 18876
Step 144: 18876 + 132 = 19008
Step 145: 19008 + 132 = 19140
Step 146: 19140 + 132 = 19272
Step 147: 19272 + 132 = 19404
Step 148: 19404 + 132 = 19536
Step 149: 19536 + 132 = 19668
Step 150: 19668 + 132 = 19800
Step 151: 19800 + 132 = 19932
Step 152: 19932 + 132 = 20064
Step 153: 20064 + 132 = 20196
Step 154: 20196 + 132 = 20328
Step 155: 20328 + 132 = 20460
Step 156: 20460 + 132 = 20592
Step 157: 20592 + 132 = 20724
Step 158: 20724 + 132 = 20856
Step 159: 20856 + 132 = 20988
Step 160: 20988 + 132 = 21120
Step 161: 21120 + 132 = 21252
Step 162: 21252 + 132 = 21384
Step 163: 21384 + 132 = 21516
Step 164: 21516 + 132 = 21648
Step 165: 21648 + 132 = 21780
Step 166: 21780 + 132 = 21912
Step 167: 21912 + 132 = 22044
Step 168: 22044 + 132 = 22176
Step 169: 22176 + 132 = 22308
Step 170: 22308 + 132 = 22440
Step 171: 22440 + 132 = 22572
Step 172: 22572 + 132 = 22704
Step 173: 22704 + 132 = 22836
Step 174: 22836 + 132 = 22968
Step 175: 22968 + 132 = 23100
Step 176: 23100 + 132 = 23232
Step 177: 23232 + 132 = 23364
Step 178: 23364 + 132 = 23496

So, 132*178 = 23496