How can I perform multiplication without the '*' operator?

Question

I was just going through some basic stuff as I am learning C. I came upon a question to multiply a number by 7 without using the * operator. Basically it\'s like this

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Answer 1

int multiply(int multiplicand, int factor)
{
    if (factor == 0) return 0;

    int product = multiplicand;
    for (int ii = 1; ii < abs(factor); ++ii) {
        product += multiplicand;
    }

    return factor >= 0 ? product : -product;
}

You wanted multiplication without *, you got it, pal!