Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 994 and we're going to multiply it by 56, essentially adding 994 to itself 56 times.
Step 1: 0 + 994 = 994
Step 2: 994 + 994 = 1988
Step 3: 1988 + 994 = 2982
Step 4: 2982 + 994 = 3976
Step 5: 3976 + 994 = 4970
Step 6: 4970 + 994 = 5964
Step 7: 5964 + 994 = 6958
Step 8: 6958 + 994 = 7952
Step 9: 7952 + 994 = 8946
Step 10: 8946 + 994 = 9940
Step 11: 9940 + 994 = 10934
Step 12: 10934 + 994 = 11928
Step 13: 11928 + 994 = 12922
Step 14: 12922 + 994 = 13916
Step 15: 13916 + 994 = 14910
Step 16: 14910 + 994 = 15904
Step 17: 15904 + 994 = 16898
Step 18: 16898 + 994 = 17892
Step 19: 17892 + 994 = 18886
Step 20: 18886 + 994 = 19880
Step 21: 19880 + 994 = 20874
Step 22: 20874 + 994 = 21868
Step 23: 21868 + 994 = 22862
Step 24: 22862 + 994 = 23856
Step 25: 23856 + 994 = 24850
Step 26: 24850 + 994 = 25844
Step 27: 25844 + 994 = 26838
Step 28: 26838 + 994 = 27832
Step 29: 27832 + 994 = 28826
Step 30: 28826 + 994 = 29820
Step 31: 29820 + 994 = 30814
Step 32: 30814 + 994 = 31808
Step 33: 31808 + 994 = 32802
Step 34: 32802 + 994 = 33796
Step 35: 33796 + 994 = 34790
Step 36: 34790 + 994 = 35784
Step 37: 35784 + 994 = 36778
Step 38: 36778 + 994 = 37772
Step 39: 37772 + 994 = 38766
Step 40: 38766 + 994 = 39760
Step 41: 39760 + 994 = 40754
Step 42: 40754 + 994 = 41748
Step 43: 41748 + 994 = 42742
Step 44: 42742 + 994 = 43736
Step 45: 43736 + 994 = 44730
Step 46: 44730 + 994 = 45724
Step 47: 45724 + 994 = 46718
Step 48: 46718 + 994 = 47712
Step 49: 47712 + 994 = 48706
Step 50: 48706 + 994 = 49700
Step 51: 49700 + 994 = 50694
Step 52: 50694 + 994 = 51688
Step 53: 51688 + 994 = 52682
Step 54: 52682 + 994 = 53676
Step 55: 53676 + 994 = 54670
Step 56: 54670 + 994 = 55664

So, 994*56 = 55664