For small, binary integer multiplications, you can use MH or MHI. With MHI, the second operand is stored as an immediate constant inside the instruction. The condition code isn’t set, so you have to be careful not to overflow the limits of the computation. Still, it’s a handy instruction. See some examples, and learn the details here.
Review an Instruction: MHI
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