Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 853 and we're going to multiply it by 52, essentially adding 853 to itself 52 times.
Step 1: 0 + 853 = 853
Step 2: 853 + 853 = 1706
Step 3: 1706 + 853 = 2559
Step 4: 2559 + 853 = 3412
Step 5: 3412 + 853 = 4265
Step 6: 4265 + 853 = 5118
Step 7: 5118 + 853 = 5971
Step 8: 5971 + 853 = 6824
Step 9: 6824 + 853 = 7677
Step 10: 7677 + 853 = 8530
Step 11: 8530 + 853 = 9383
Step 12: 9383 + 853 = 10236
Step 13: 10236 + 853 = 11089
Step 14: 11089 + 853 = 11942
Step 15: 11942 + 853 = 12795
Step 16: 12795 + 853 = 13648
Step 17: 13648 + 853 = 14501
Step 18: 14501 + 853 = 15354
Step 19: 15354 + 853 = 16207
Step 20: 16207 + 853 = 17060
Step 21: 17060 + 853 = 17913
Step 22: 17913 + 853 = 18766
Step 23: 18766 + 853 = 19619
Step 24: 19619 + 853 = 20472
Step 25: 20472 + 853 = 21325
Step 26: 21325 + 853 = 22178
Step 27: 22178 + 853 = 23031
Step 28: 23031 + 853 = 23884
Step 29: 23884 + 853 = 24737
Step 30: 24737 + 853 = 25590
Step 31: 25590 + 853 = 26443
Step 32: 26443 + 853 = 27296
Step 33: 27296 + 853 = 28149
Step 34: 28149 + 853 = 29002
Step 35: 29002 + 853 = 29855
Step 36: 29855 + 853 = 30708
Step 37: 30708 + 853 = 31561
Step 38: 31561 + 853 = 32414
Step 39: 32414 + 853 = 33267
Step 40: 33267 + 853 = 34120
Step 41: 34120 + 853 = 34973
Step 42: 34973 + 853 = 35826
Step 43: 35826 + 853 = 36679
Step 44: 36679 + 853 = 37532
Step 45: 37532 + 853 = 38385
Step 46: 38385 + 853 = 39238
Step 47: 39238 + 853 = 40091
Step 48: 40091 + 853 = 40944
Step 49: 40944 + 853 = 41797
Step 50: 41797 + 853 = 42650
Step 51: 42650 + 853 = 43503
Step 52: 43503 + 853 = 44356

So, 853*52 = 44356