Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 659 and we're going to multiply it by 8, essentially adding 659 to itself 8 times.
Step 1: 0 + 659 = 659
Step 2: 659 + 659 = 1318
Step 3: 1318 + 659 = 1977
Step 4: 1977 + 659 = 2636
Step 5: 2636 + 659 = 3295
Step 6: 3295 + 659 = 3954
Step 7: 3954 + 659 = 4613
Step 8: 4613 + 659 = 5272

So, 659*8 = 5272