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

import java.math.BigInteger;

public class MultiplyTest {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        BigInteger bigInt1 = new BigInteger("5");
        BigInteger bigInt2 = new BigInteger("8");
        System.out.println(bigInt1.multiply(bigInt2));
    }
}