How to use multiply operator in c language

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int a,b,i;
    int result=0;
    printf("Enter two numbers to be multiplied : ");
    scanf("%d%d",&a,&b);
    for(i=1; i<=b; i++)
    {
        result=result+a;
        printf("%d * %d = %d\n",a,b,result);
    }
    return 0;
}