OK, let's crack this. We're given 217 and our task is to multiply it by 196. Essentially, we'll be adding 217 to itself 196 times.
Step 1: 0 + 217 = 217
Step 2: 217 + 217 = 434
Step 3: 434 + 217 = 651
Step 4: 651 + 217 = 868
Step 5: 868 + 217 = 1085
Step 6: 1085 + 217 = 1302
Step 7: 1302 + 217 = 1519
Step 8: 1519 + 217 = 1736
Step 9: 1736 + 217 = 1953
Step 10: 1953 + 217 = 2170
Step 11: 2170 + 217 = 2387
Step 12: 2387 + 217 = 2604
Step 13: 2604 + 217 = 2821
Step 14: 2821 + 217 = 3038
Step 15: 3038 + 217 = 3255
Step 16: 3255 + 217 = 3472
Step 17: 3472 + 217 = 3689
Step 18: 3689 + 217 = 3906
Step 19: 3906 + 217 = 4123
Step 20: 4123 + 217 = 4340
Step 21: 4340 + 217 = 4557
Step 22: 4557 + 217 = 4774
Step 23: 4774 + 217 = 4991
Step 24: 4991 + 217 = 5208
Step 25: 5208 + 217 = 5425
Step 26: 5425 + 217 = 5642
Step 27: 5642 + 217 = 5859
Step 28: 5859 + 217 = 6076
Step 29: 6076 + 217 = 6293
Step 30: 6293 + 217 = 6510
Step 31: 6510 + 217 = 6727
Step 32: 6727 + 217 = 6944
Step 33: 6944 + 217 = 7161
Step 34: 7161 + 217 = 7378
Step 35: 7378 + 217 = 7595
Step 36: 7595 + 217 = 7812
Step 37: 7812 + 217 = 8029
Step 38: 8029 + 217 = 8246
Step 39: 8246 + 217 = 8463
Step 40: 8463 + 217 = 8680
Step 41: 8680 + 217 = 8897
Step 42: 8897 + 217 = 9114
Step 43: 9114 + 217 = 9331
Step 44: 9331 + 217 = 9548
Step 45: 9548 + 217 = 9765
Step 46: 9765 + 217 = 9982
Step 47: 9982 + 217 = 10199
Step 48: 10199 + 217 = 10416
Step 49: 10416 + 217 = 10633
Step 50: 10633 + 217 = 10850
Step 51: 10850 + 217 = 11067
Step 52: 11067 + 217 = 11284
Step 53: 11284 + 217 = 11501
Step 54: 11501 + 217 = 11718
Step 55: 11718 + 217 = 11935
Step 56: 11935 + 217 = 12152
Step 57: 12152 + 217 = 12369
Step 58: 12369 + 217 = 12586
Step 59: 12586 + 217 = 12803
Step 60: 12803 + 217 = 13020
Step 61: 13020 + 217 = 13237
Step 62: 13237 + 217 = 13454
Step 63: 13454 + 217 = 13671
Step 64: 13671 + 217 = 13888
Step 65: 13888 + 217 = 14105
Step 66: 14105 + 217 = 14322
Step 67: 14322 + 217 = 14539
Step 68: 14539 + 217 = 14756
Step 69: 14756 + 217 = 14973
Step 70: 14973 + 217 = 15190
Step 71: 15190 + 217 = 15407
Step 72: 15407 + 217 = 15624
Step 73: 15624 + 217 = 15841
Step 74: 15841 + 217 = 16058
Step 75: 16058 + 217 = 16275
Step 76: 16275 + 217 = 16492
Step 77: 16492 + 217 = 16709
Step 78: 16709 + 217 = 16926
Step 79: 16926 + 217 = 17143
Step 80: 17143 + 217 = 17360
Step 81: 17360 + 217 = 17577
Step 82: 17577 + 217 = 17794
Step 83: 17794 + 217 = 18011
Step 84: 18011 + 217 = 18228
Step 85: 18228 + 217 = 18445
Step 86: 18445 + 217 = 18662
Step 87: 18662 + 217 = 18879
Step 88: 18879 + 217 = 19096
Step 89: 19096 + 217 = 19313
Step 90: 19313 + 217 = 19530
Step 91: 19530 + 217 = 19747
Step 92: 19747 + 217 = 19964
Step 93: 19964 + 217 = 20181
Step 94: 20181 + 217 = 20398
Step 95: 20398 + 217 = 20615
Step 96: 20615 + 217 = 20832
Step 97: 20832 + 217 = 21049
Step 98: 21049 + 217 = 21266
Step 99: 21266 + 217 = 21483
Step 100: 21483 + 217 = 21700
Step 101: 21700 + 217 = 21917
Step 102: 21917 + 217 = 22134
Step 103: 22134 + 217 = 22351
Step 104: 22351 + 217 = 22568
Step 105: 22568 + 217 = 22785
Step 106: 22785 + 217 = 23002
Step 107: 23002 + 217 = 23219
Step 108: 23219 + 217 = 23436
Step 109: 23436 + 217 = 23653
Step 110: 23653 + 217 = 23870
Step 111: 23870 + 217 = 24087
Step 112: 24087 + 217 = 24304
Step 113: 24304 + 217 = 24521
Step 114: 24521 + 217 = 24738
Step 115: 24738 + 217 = 24955
Step 116: 24955 + 217 = 25172
Step 117: 25172 + 217 = 25389
Step 118: 25389 + 217 = 25606
Step 119: 25606 + 217 = 25823
Step 120: 25823 + 217 = 26040
Step 121: 26040 + 217 = 26257
Step 122: 26257 + 217 = 26474
Step 123: 26474 + 217 = 26691
Step 124: 26691 + 217 = 26908
Step 125: 26908 + 217 = 27125
Step 126: 27125 + 217 = 27342
Step 127: 27342 + 217 = 27559
Step 128: 27559 + 217 = 27776
Step 129: 27776 + 217 = 27993
Step 130: 27993 + 217 = 28210
Step 131: 28210 + 217 = 28427
Step 132: 28427 + 217 = 28644
Step 133: 28644 + 217 = 28861
Step 134: 28861 + 217 = 29078
Step 135: 29078 + 217 = 29295
Step 136: 29295 + 217 = 29512
Step 137: 29512 + 217 = 29729
Step 138: 29729 + 217 = 29946
Step 139: 29946 + 217 = 30163
Step 140: 30163 + 217 = 30380
Step 141: 30380 + 217 = 30597
Step 142: 30597 + 217 = 30814
Step 143: 30814 + 217 = 31031
Step 144: 31031 + 217 = 31248
Step 145: 31248 + 217 = 31465
Step 146: 31465 + 217 = 31682
Step 147: 31682 + 217 = 31899
Step 148: 31899 + 217 = 32116
Step 149: 32116 + 217 = 32333
Step 150: 32333 + 217 = 32550
Step 151: 32550 + 217 = 32767
Step 152: 32767 + 217 = 32984
Step 153: 32984 + 217 = 33201
Step 154: 33201 + 217 = 33418
Step 155: 33418 + 217 = 33635
Step 156: 33635 + 217 = 33852
Step 157: 33852 + 217 = 34069
Step 158: 34069 + 217 = 34286
Step 159: 34286 + 217 = 34503
Step 160: 34503 + 217 = 34720
Step 161: 34720 + 217 = 34937
Step 162: 34937 + 217 = 35154
Step 163: 35154 + 217 = 35371
Step 164: 35371 + 217 = 35588
Step 165: 35588 + 217 = 35805
Step 166: 35805 + 217 = 36022
Step 167: 36022 + 217 = 36239
Step 168: 36239 + 217 = 36456
Step 169: 36456 + 217 = 36673
Step 170: 36673 + 217 = 36890
Step 171: 36890 + 217 = 37107
Step 172: 37107 + 217 = 37324
Step 173: 37324 + 217 = 37541
Step 174: 37541 + 217 = 37758
Step 175: 37758 + 217 = 37975
Step 176: 37975 + 217 = 38192
Step 177: 38192 + 217 = 38409
Step 178: 38409 + 217 = 38626
Step 179: 38626 + 217 = 38843
Step 180: 38843 + 217 = 39060
Step 181: 39060 + 217 = 39277
Step 182: 39277 + 217 = 39494
Step 183: 39494 + 217 = 39711
Step 184: 39711 + 217 = 39928
Step 185: 39928 + 217 = 40145
Step 186: 40145 + 217 = 40362
Step 187: 40362 + 217 = 40579
Step 188: 40579 + 217 = 40796
Step 189: 40796 + 217 = 41013
Step 190: 41013 + 217 = 41230
Step 191: 41230 + 217 = 41447
Step 192: 41447 + 217 = 41664
Step 193: 41664 + 217 = 41881
Step 194: 41881 + 217 = 42098
Step 195: 42098 + 217 = 42315
Step 196: 42315 + 217 = 42532

So, 217*196 = 42532