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

package com.amit.string;

// Here I am passing two values, 7 and 3 and method getResult() will
// return 21 without use of any operator except the increment operator, ++.
//
public class MultiplyTwoNumber {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int a = 7;
        int b = 3;
        System.out.println(new MultiplyTwoNumber().getResult(a, b));
    }

    public int getResult(int i, int j) {
        int result = 0;

        // Check for loop logic it is key thing it will go 21 times
        for (int k = 0; k < i; k++) {
            for (int p = 0; p < j; p++) {
                result++;
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
}