Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 226 and we're going to multiply it by 221, essentially adding 226 to itself 221 times.
Step 1: 0 + 226 = 226
Step 2: 226 + 226 = 452
Step 3: 452 + 226 = 678
Step 4: 678 + 226 = 904
Step 5: 904 + 226 = 1130
Step 6: 1130 + 226 = 1356
Step 7: 1356 + 226 = 1582
Step 8: 1582 + 226 = 1808
Step 9: 1808 + 226 = 2034
Step 10: 2034 + 226 = 2260
Step 11: 2260 + 226 = 2486
Step 12: 2486 + 226 = 2712
Step 13: 2712 + 226 = 2938
Step 14: 2938 + 226 = 3164
Step 15: 3164 + 226 = 3390
Step 16: 3390 + 226 = 3616
Step 17: 3616 + 226 = 3842
Step 18: 3842 + 226 = 4068
Step 19: 4068 + 226 = 4294
Step 20: 4294 + 226 = 4520
Step 21: 4520 + 226 = 4746
Step 22: 4746 + 226 = 4972
Step 23: 4972 + 226 = 5198
Step 24: 5198 + 226 = 5424
Step 25: 5424 + 226 = 5650
Step 26: 5650 + 226 = 5876
Step 27: 5876 + 226 = 6102
Step 28: 6102 + 226 = 6328
Step 29: 6328 + 226 = 6554
Step 30: 6554 + 226 = 6780
Step 31: 6780 + 226 = 7006
Step 32: 7006 + 226 = 7232
Step 33: 7232 + 226 = 7458
Step 34: 7458 + 226 = 7684
Step 35: 7684 + 226 = 7910
Step 36: 7910 + 226 = 8136
Step 37: 8136 + 226 = 8362
Step 38: 8362 + 226 = 8588
Step 39: 8588 + 226 = 8814
Step 40: 8814 + 226 = 9040
Step 41: 9040 + 226 = 9266
Step 42: 9266 + 226 = 9492
Step 43: 9492 + 226 = 9718
Step 44: 9718 + 226 = 9944
Step 45: 9944 + 226 = 10170
Step 46: 10170 + 226 = 10396
Step 47: 10396 + 226 = 10622
Step 48: 10622 + 226 = 10848
Step 49: 10848 + 226 = 11074
Step 50: 11074 + 226 = 11300
Step 51: 11300 + 226 = 11526
Step 52: 11526 + 226 = 11752
Step 53: 11752 + 226 = 11978
Step 54: 11978 + 226 = 12204
Step 55: 12204 + 226 = 12430
Step 56: 12430 + 226 = 12656
Step 57: 12656 + 226 = 12882
Step 58: 12882 + 226 = 13108
Step 59: 13108 + 226 = 13334
Step 60: 13334 + 226 = 13560
Step 61: 13560 + 226 = 13786
Step 62: 13786 + 226 = 14012
Step 63: 14012 + 226 = 14238
Step 64: 14238 + 226 = 14464
Step 65: 14464 + 226 = 14690
Step 66: 14690 + 226 = 14916
Step 67: 14916 + 226 = 15142
Step 68: 15142 + 226 = 15368
Step 69: 15368 + 226 = 15594
Step 70: 15594 + 226 = 15820
Step 71: 15820 + 226 = 16046
Step 72: 16046 + 226 = 16272
Step 73: 16272 + 226 = 16498
Step 74: 16498 + 226 = 16724
Step 75: 16724 + 226 = 16950
Step 76: 16950 + 226 = 17176
Step 77: 17176 + 226 = 17402
Step 78: 17402 + 226 = 17628
Step 79: 17628 + 226 = 17854
Step 80: 17854 + 226 = 18080
Step 81: 18080 + 226 = 18306
Step 82: 18306 + 226 = 18532
Step 83: 18532 + 226 = 18758
Step 84: 18758 + 226 = 18984
Step 85: 18984 + 226 = 19210
Step 86: 19210 + 226 = 19436
Step 87: 19436 + 226 = 19662
Step 88: 19662 + 226 = 19888
Step 89: 19888 + 226 = 20114
Step 90: 20114 + 226 = 20340
Step 91: 20340 + 226 = 20566
Step 92: 20566 + 226 = 20792
Step 93: 20792 + 226 = 21018
Step 94: 21018 + 226 = 21244
Step 95: 21244 + 226 = 21470
Step 96: 21470 + 226 = 21696
Step 97: 21696 + 226 = 21922
Step 98: 21922 + 226 = 22148
Step 99: 22148 + 226 = 22374
Step 100: 22374 + 226 = 22600
Step 101: 22600 + 226 = 22826
Step 102: 22826 + 226 = 23052
Step 103: 23052 + 226 = 23278
Step 104: 23278 + 226 = 23504
Step 105: 23504 + 226 = 23730
Step 106: 23730 + 226 = 23956
Step 107: 23956 + 226 = 24182
Step 108: 24182 + 226 = 24408
Step 109: 24408 + 226 = 24634
Step 110: 24634 + 226 = 24860
Step 111: 24860 + 226 = 25086
Step 112: 25086 + 226 = 25312
Step 113: 25312 + 226 = 25538
Step 114: 25538 + 226 = 25764
Step 115: 25764 + 226 = 25990
Step 116: 25990 + 226 = 26216
Step 117: 26216 + 226 = 26442
Step 118: 26442 + 226 = 26668
Step 119: 26668 + 226 = 26894
Step 120: 26894 + 226 = 27120
Step 121: 27120 + 226 = 27346
Step 122: 27346 + 226 = 27572
Step 123: 27572 + 226 = 27798
Step 124: 27798 + 226 = 28024
Step 125: 28024 + 226 = 28250
Step 126: 28250 + 226 = 28476
Step 127: 28476 + 226 = 28702
Step 128: 28702 + 226 = 28928
Step 129: 28928 + 226 = 29154
Step 130: 29154 + 226 = 29380
Step 131: 29380 + 226 = 29606
Step 132: 29606 + 226 = 29832
Step 133: 29832 + 226 = 30058
Step 134: 30058 + 226 = 30284
Step 135: 30284 + 226 = 30510
Step 136: 30510 + 226 = 30736
Step 137: 30736 + 226 = 30962
Step 138: 30962 + 226 = 31188
Step 139: 31188 + 226 = 31414
Step 140: 31414 + 226 = 31640
Step 141: 31640 + 226 = 31866
Step 142: 31866 + 226 = 32092
Step 143: 32092 + 226 = 32318
Step 144: 32318 + 226 = 32544
Step 145: 32544 + 226 = 32770
Step 146: 32770 + 226 = 32996
Step 147: 32996 + 226 = 33222
Step 148: 33222 + 226 = 33448
Step 149: 33448 + 226 = 33674
Step 150: 33674 + 226 = 33900
Step 151: 33900 + 226 = 34126
Step 152: 34126 + 226 = 34352
Step 153: 34352 + 226 = 34578
Step 154: 34578 + 226 = 34804
Step 155: 34804 + 226 = 35030
Step 156: 35030 + 226 = 35256
Step 157: 35256 + 226 = 35482
Step 158: 35482 + 226 = 35708
Step 159: 35708 + 226 = 35934
Step 160: 35934 + 226 = 36160
Step 161: 36160 + 226 = 36386
Step 162: 36386 + 226 = 36612
Step 163: 36612 + 226 = 36838
Step 164: 36838 + 226 = 37064
Step 165: 37064 + 226 = 37290
Step 166: 37290 + 226 = 37516
Step 167: 37516 + 226 = 37742
Step 168: 37742 + 226 = 37968
Step 169: 37968 + 226 = 38194
Step 170: 38194 + 226 = 38420
Step 171: 38420 + 226 = 38646
Step 172: 38646 + 226 = 38872
Step 173: 38872 + 226 = 39098
Step 174: 39098 + 226 = 39324
Step 175: 39324 + 226 = 39550
Step 176: 39550 + 226 = 39776
Step 177: 39776 + 226 = 40002
Step 178: 40002 + 226 = 40228
Step 179: 40228 + 226 = 40454
Step 180: 40454 + 226 = 40680
Step 181: 40680 + 226 = 40906
Step 182: 40906 + 226 = 41132
Step 183: 41132 + 226 = 41358
Step 184: 41358 + 226 = 41584
Step 185: 41584 + 226 = 41810
Step 186: 41810 + 226 = 42036
Step 187: 42036 + 226 = 42262
Step 188: 42262 + 226 = 42488
Step 189: 42488 + 226 = 42714
Step 190: 42714 + 226 = 42940
Step 191: 42940 + 226 = 43166
Step 192: 43166 + 226 = 43392
Step 193: 43392 + 226 = 43618
Step 194: 43618 + 226 = 43844
Step 195: 43844 + 226 = 44070
Step 196: 44070 + 226 = 44296
Step 197: 44296 + 226 = 44522
Step 198: 44522 + 226 = 44748
Step 199: 44748 + 226 = 44974
Step 200: 44974 + 226 = 45200
Step 201: 45200 + 226 = 45426
Step 202: 45426 + 226 = 45652
Step 203: 45652 + 226 = 45878
Step 204: 45878 + 226 = 46104
Step 205: 46104 + 226 = 46330
Step 206: 46330 + 226 = 46556
Step 207: 46556 + 226 = 46782
Step 208: 46782 + 226 = 47008
Step 209: 47008 + 226 = 47234
Step 210: 47234 + 226 = 47460
Step 211: 47460 + 226 = 47686
Step 212: 47686 + 226 = 47912
Step 213: 47912 + 226 = 48138
Step 214: 48138 + 226 = 48364
Step 215: 48364 + 226 = 48590
Step 216: 48590 + 226 = 48816
Step 217: 48816 + 226 = 49042
Step 218: 49042 + 226 = 49268
Step 219: 49268 + 226 = 49494
Step 220: 49494 + 226 = 49720
Step 221: 49720 + 226 = 49946

So, 226*221 = 49946