Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 551 and we're going to multiply it by 462, essentially adding 551 to itself 462 times.
Step 1: 0 + 551 = 551
Step 2: 551 + 551 = 1102
Step 3: 1102 + 551 = 1653
Step 4: 1653 + 551 = 2204
Step 5: 2204 + 551 = 2755
Step 6: 2755 + 551 = 3306
Step 7: 3306 + 551 = 3857
Step 8: 3857 + 551 = 4408
Step 9: 4408 + 551 = 4959
Step 10: 4959 + 551 = 5510
Step 11: 5510 + 551 = 6061
Step 12: 6061 + 551 = 6612
Step 13: 6612 + 551 = 7163
Step 14: 7163 + 551 = 7714
Step 15: 7714 + 551 = 8265
Step 16: 8265 + 551 = 8816
Step 17: 8816 + 551 = 9367
Step 18: 9367 + 551 = 9918
Step 19: 9918 + 551 = 10469
Step 20: 10469 + 551 = 11020
Step 21: 11020 + 551 = 11571
Step 22: 11571 + 551 = 12122
Step 23: 12122 + 551 = 12673
Step 24: 12673 + 551 = 13224
Step 25: 13224 + 551 = 13775
Step 26: 13775 + 551 = 14326
Step 27: 14326 + 551 = 14877
Step 28: 14877 + 551 = 15428
Step 29: 15428 + 551 = 15979
Step 30: 15979 + 551 = 16530
Step 31: 16530 + 551 = 17081
Step 32: 17081 + 551 = 17632
Step 33: 17632 + 551 = 18183
Step 34: 18183 + 551 = 18734
Step 35: 18734 + 551 = 19285
Step 36: 19285 + 551 = 19836
Step 37: 19836 + 551 = 20387
Step 38: 20387 + 551 = 20938
Step 39: 20938 + 551 = 21489
Step 40: 21489 + 551 = 22040
Step 41: 22040 + 551 = 22591
Step 42: 22591 + 551 = 23142
Step 43: 23142 + 551 = 23693
Step 44: 23693 + 551 = 24244
Step 45: 24244 + 551 = 24795
Step 46: 24795 + 551 = 25346
Step 47: 25346 + 551 = 25897
Step 48: 25897 + 551 = 26448
Step 49: 26448 + 551 = 26999
Step 50: 26999 + 551 = 27550
Step 51: 27550 + 551 = 28101
Step 52: 28101 + 551 = 28652
Step 53: 28652 + 551 = 29203
Step 54: 29203 + 551 = 29754
Step 55: 29754 + 551 = 30305
Step 56: 30305 + 551 = 30856
Step 57: 30856 + 551 = 31407
Step 58: 31407 + 551 = 31958
Step 59: 31958 + 551 = 32509
Step 60: 32509 + 551 = 33060
Step 61: 33060 + 551 = 33611
Step 62: 33611 + 551 = 34162
Step 63: 34162 + 551 = 34713
Step 64: 34713 + 551 = 35264
Step 65: 35264 + 551 = 35815
Step 66: 35815 + 551 = 36366
Step 67: 36366 + 551 = 36917
Step 68: 36917 + 551 = 37468
Step 69: 37468 + 551 = 38019
Step 70: 38019 + 551 = 38570
Step 71: 38570 + 551 = 39121
Step 72: 39121 + 551 = 39672
Step 73: 39672 + 551 = 40223
Step 74: 40223 + 551 = 40774
Step 75: 40774 + 551 = 41325
Step 76: 41325 + 551 = 41876
Step 77: 41876 + 551 = 42427
Step 78: 42427 + 551 = 42978
Step 79: 42978 + 551 = 43529
Step 80: 43529 + 551 = 44080
Step 81: 44080 + 551 = 44631
Step 82: 44631 + 551 = 45182
Step 83: 45182 + 551 = 45733
Step 84: 45733 + 551 = 46284
Step 85: 46284 + 551 = 46835
Step 86: 46835 + 551 = 47386
Step 87: 47386 + 551 = 47937
Step 88: 47937 + 551 = 48488
Step 89: 48488 + 551 = 49039
Step 90: 49039 + 551 = 49590
Step 91: 49590 + 551 = 50141
Step 92: 50141 + 551 = 50692
Step 93: 50692 + 551 = 51243
Step 94: 51243 + 551 = 51794
Step 95: 51794 + 551 = 52345
Step 96: 52345 + 551 = 52896
Step 97: 52896 + 551 = 53447
Step 98: 53447 + 551 = 53998
Step 99: 53998 + 551 = 54549
Step 100: 54549 + 551 = 55100
Step 101: 55100 + 551 = 55651
Step 102: 55651 + 551 = 56202
Step 103: 56202 + 551 = 56753
Step 104: 56753 + 551 = 57304
Step 105: 57304 + 551 = 57855
Step 106: 57855 + 551 = 58406
Step 107: 58406 + 551 = 58957
Step 108: 58957 + 551 = 59508
Step 109: 59508 + 551 = 60059
Step 110: 60059 + 551 = 60610
Step 111: 60610 + 551 = 61161
Step 112: 61161 + 551 = 61712
Step 113: 61712 + 551 = 62263
Step 114: 62263 + 551 = 62814
Step 115: 62814 + 551 = 63365
Step 116: 63365 + 551 = 63916
Step 117: 63916 + 551 = 64467
Step 118: 64467 + 551 = 65018
Step 119: 65018 + 551 = 65569
Step 120: 65569 + 551 = 66120
Step 121: 66120 + 551 = 66671
Step 122: 66671 + 551 = 67222
Step 123: 67222 + 551 = 67773
Step 124: 67773 + 551 = 68324
Step 125: 68324 + 551 = 68875
Step 126: 68875 + 551 = 69426
Step 127: 69426 + 551 = 69977
Step 128: 69977 + 551 = 70528
Step 129: 70528 + 551 = 71079
Step 130: 71079 + 551 = 71630
Step 131: 71630 + 551 = 72181
Step 132: 72181 + 551 = 72732
Step 133: 72732 + 551 = 73283
Step 134: 73283 + 551 = 73834
Step 135: 73834 + 551 = 74385
Step 136: 74385 + 551 = 74936
Step 137: 74936 + 551 = 75487
Step 138: 75487 + 551 = 76038
Step 139: 76038 + 551 = 76589
Step 140: 76589 + 551 = 77140
Step 141: 77140 + 551 = 77691
Step 142: 77691 + 551 = 78242
Step 143: 78242 + 551 = 78793
Step 144: 78793 + 551 = 79344
Step 145: 79344 + 551 = 79895
Step 146: 79895 + 551 = 80446
Step 147: 80446 + 551 = 80997
Step 148: 80997 + 551 = 81548
Step 149: 81548 + 551 = 82099
Step 150: 82099 + 551 = 82650
Step 151: 82650 + 551 = 83201
Step 152: 83201 + 551 = 83752
Step 153: 83752 + 551 = 84303
Step 154: 84303 + 551 = 84854
Step 155: 84854 + 551 = 85405
Step 156: 85405 + 551 = 85956
Step 157: 85956 + 551 = 86507
Step 158: 86507 + 551 = 87058
Step 159: 87058 + 551 = 87609
Step 160: 87609 + 551 = 88160
Step 161: 88160 + 551 = 88711
Step 162: 88711 + 551 = 89262
Step 163: 89262 + 551 = 89813
Step 164: 89813 + 551 = 90364
Step 165: 90364 + 551 = 90915
Step 166: 90915 + 551 = 91466
Step 167: 91466 + 551 = 92017
Step 168: 92017 + 551 = 92568
Step 169: 92568 + 551 = 93119
Step 170: 93119 + 551 = 93670
Step 171: 93670 + 551 = 94221
Step 172: 94221 + 551 = 94772
Step 173: 94772 + 551 = 95323
Step 174: 95323 + 551 = 95874
Step 175: 95874 + 551 = 96425
Step 176: 96425 + 551 = 96976
Step 177: 96976 + 551 = 97527
Step 178: 97527 + 551 = 98078
Step 179: 98078 + 551 = 98629
Step 180: 98629 + 551 = 99180
Step 181: 99180 + 551 = 99731
Step 182: 99731 + 551 = 100282
Step 183: 100282 + 551 = 100833
Step 184: 100833 + 551 = 101384
Step 185: 101384 + 551 = 101935
Step 186: 101935 + 551 = 102486
Step 187: 102486 + 551 = 103037
Step 188: 103037 + 551 = 103588
Step 189: 103588 + 551 = 104139
Step 190: 104139 + 551 = 104690
Step 191: 104690 + 551 = 105241
Step 192: 105241 + 551 = 105792
Step 193: 105792 + 551 = 106343
Step 194: 106343 + 551 = 106894
Step 195: 106894 + 551 = 107445
Step 196: 107445 + 551 = 107996
Step 197: 107996 + 551 = 108547
Step 198: 108547 + 551 = 109098
Step 199: 109098 + 551 = 109649
Step 200: 109649 + 551 = 110200
Step 201: 110200 + 551 = 110751
Step 202: 110751 + 551 = 111302
Step 203: 111302 + 551 = 111853
Step 204: 111853 + 551 = 112404
Step 205: 112404 + 551 = 112955
Step 206: 112955 + 551 = 113506
Step 207: 113506 + 551 = 114057
Step 208: 114057 + 551 = 114608
Step 209: 114608 + 551 = 115159
Step 210: 115159 + 551 = 115710
Step 211: 115710 + 551 = 116261
Step 212: 116261 + 551 = 116812
Step 213: 116812 + 551 = 117363
Step 214: 117363 + 551 = 117914
Step 215: 117914 + 551 = 118465
Step 216: 118465 + 551 = 119016
Step 217: 119016 + 551 = 119567
Step 218: 119567 + 551 = 120118
Step 219: 120118 + 551 = 120669
Step 220: 120669 + 551 = 121220
Step 221: 121220 + 551 = 121771
Step 222: 121771 + 551 = 122322
Step 223: 122322 + 551 = 122873
Step 224: 122873 + 551 = 123424
Step 225: 123424 + 551 = 123975
Step 226: 123975 + 551 = 124526
Step 227: 124526 + 551 = 125077
Step 228: 125077 + 551 = 125628
Step 229: 125628 + 551 = 126179
Step 230: 126179 + 551 = 126730
Step 231: 126730 + 551 = 127281
Step 232: 127281 + 551 = 127832
Step 233: 127832 + 551 = 128383
Step 234: 128383 + 551 = 128934
Step 235: 128934 + 551 = 129485
Step 236: 129485 + 551 = 130036
Step 237: 130036 + 551 = 130587
Step 238: 130587 + 551 = 131138
Step 239: 131138 + 551 = 131689
Step 240: 131689 + 551 = 132240
Step 241: 132240 + 551 = 132791
Step 242: 132791 + 551 = 133342
Step 243: 133342 + 551 = 133893
Step 244: 133893 + 551 = 134444
Step 245: 134444 + 551 = 134995
Step 246: 134995 + 551 = 135546
Step 247: 135546 + 551 = 136097
Step 248: 136097 + 551 = 136648
Step 249: 136648 + 551 = 137199
Step 250: 137199 + 551 = 137750
Step 251: 137750 + 551 = 138301
Step 252: 138301 + 551 = 138852
Step 253: 138852 + 551 = 139403
Step 254: 139403 + 551 = 139954
Step 255: 139954 + 551 = 140505
Step 256: 140505 + 551 = 141056
Step 257: 141056 + 551 = 141607
Step 258: 141607 + 551 = 142158
Step 259: 142158 + 551 = 142709
Step 260: 142709 + 551 = 143260
Step 261: 143260 + 551 = 143811
Step 262: 143811 + 551 = 144362
Step 263: 144362 + 551 = 144913
Step 264: 144913 + 551 = 145464
Step 265: 145464 + 551 = 146015
Step 266: 146015 + 551 = 146566
Step 267: 146566 + 551 = 147117
Step 268: 147117 + 551 = 147668
Step 269: 147668 + 551 = 148219
Step 270: 148219 + 551 = 148770
Step 271: 148770 + 551 = 149321
Step 272: 149321 + 551 = 149872
Step 273: 149872 + 551 = 150423
Step 274: 150423 + 551 = 150974
Step 275: 150974 + 551 = 151525
Step 276: 151525 + 551 = 152076
Step 277: 152076 + 551 = 152627
Step 278: 152627 + 551 = 153178
Step 279: 153178 + 551 = 153729
Step 280: 153729 + 551 = 154280
Step 281: 154280 + 551 = 154831
Step 282: 154831 + 551 = 155382
Step 283: 155382 + 551 = 155933
Step 284: 155933 + 551 = 156484
Step 285: 156484 + 551 = 157035
Step 286: 157035 + 551 = 157586
Step 287: 157586 + 551 = 158137
Step 288: 158137 + 551 = 158688
Step 289: 158688 + 551 = 159239
Step 290: 159239 + 551 = 159790
Step 291: 159790 + 551 = 160341
Step 292: 160341 + 551 = 160892
Step 293: 160892 + 551 = 161443
Step 294: 161443 + 551 = 161994
Step 295: 161994 + 551 = 162545
Step 296: 162545 + 551 = 163096
Step 297: 163096 + 551 = 163647
Step 298: 163647 + 551 = 164198
Step 299: 164198 + 551 = 164749
Step 300: 164749 + 551 = 165300
Step 301: 165300 + 551 = 165851
Step 302: 165851 + 551 = 166402
Step 303: 166402 + 551 = 166953
Step 304: 166953 + 551 = 167504
Step 305: 167504 + 551 = 168055
Step 306: 168055 + 551 = 168606
Step 307: 168606 + 551 = 169157
Step 308: 169157 + 551 = 169708
Step 309: 169708 + 551 = 170259
Step 310: 170259 + 551 = 170810
Step 311: 170810 + 551 = 171361
Step 312: 171361 + 551 = 171912
Step 313: 171912 + 551 = 172463
Step 314: 172463 + 551 = 173014
Step 315: 173014 + 551 = 173565
Step 316: 173565 + 551 = 174116
Step 317: 174116 + 551 = 174667
Step 318: 174667 + 551 = 175218
Step 319: 175218 + 551 = 175769
Step 320: 175769 + 551 = 176320
Step 321: 176320 + 551 = 176871
Step 322: 176871 + 551 = 177422
Step 323: 177422 + 551 = 177973
Step 324: 177973 + 551 = 178524
Step 325: 178524 + 551 = 179075
Step 326: 179075 + 551 = 179626
Step 327: 179626 + 551 = 180177
Step 328: 180177 + 551 = 180728
Step 329: 180728 + 551 = 181279
Step 330: 181279 + 551 = 181830
Step 331: 181830 + 551 = 182381
Step 332: 182381 + 551 = 182932
Step 333: 182932 + 551 = 183483
Step 334: 183483 + 551 = 184034
Step 335: 184034 + 551 = 184585
Step 336: 184585 + 551 = 185136
Step 337: 185136 + 551 = 185687
Step 338: 185687 + 551 = 186238
Step 339: 186238 + 551 = 186789
Step 340: 186789 + 551 = 187340
Step 341: 187340 + 551 = 187891
Step 342: 187891 + 551 = 188442
Step 343: 188442 + 551 = 188993
Step 344: 188993 + 551 = 189544
Step 345: 189544 + 551 = 190095
Step 346: 190095 + 551 = 190646
Step 347: 190646 + 551 = 191197
Step 348: 191197 + 551 = 191748
Step 349: 191748 + 551 = 192299
Step 350: 192299 + 551 = 192850
Step 351: 192850 + 551 = 193401
Step 352: 193401 + 551 = 193952
Step 353: 193952 + 551 = 194503
Step 354: 194503 + 551 = 195054
Step 355: 195054 + 551 = 195605
Step 356: 195605 + 551 = 196156
Step 357: 196156 + 551 = 196707
Step 358: 196707 + 551 = 197258
Step 359: 197258 + 551 = 197809
Step 360: 197809 + 551 = 198360
Step 361: 198360 + 551 = 198911
Step 362: 198911 + 551 = 199462
Step 363: 199462 + 551 = 200013
Step 364: 200013 + 551 = 200564
Step 365: 200564 + 551 = 201115
Step 366: 201115 + 551 = 201666
Step 367: 201666 + 551 = 202217
Step 368: 202217 + 551 = 202768
Step 369: 202768 + 551 = 203319
Step 370: 203319 + 551 = 203870
Step 371: 203870 + 551 = 204421
Step 372: 204421 + 551 = 204972
Step 373: 204972 + 551 = 205523
Step 374: 205523 + 551 = 206074
Step 375: 206074 + 551 = 206625
Step 376: 206625 + 551 = 207176
Step 377: 207176 + 551 = 207727
Step 378: 207727 + 551 = 208278
Step 379: 208278 + 551 = 208829
Step 380: 208829 + 551 = 209380
Step 381: 209380 + 551 = 209931
Step 382: 209931 + 551 = 210482
Step 383: 210482 + 551 = 211033
Step 384: 211033 + 551 = 211584
Step 385: 211584 + 551 = 212135
Step 386: 212135 + 551 = 212686
Step 387: 212686 + 551 = 213237
Step 388: 213237 + 551 = 213788
Step 389: 213788 + 551 = 214339
Step 390: 214339 + 551 = 214890
Step 391: 214890 + 551 = 215441
Step 392: 215441 + 551 = 215992
Step 393: 215992 + 551 = 216543
Step 394: 216543 + 551 = 217094
Step 395: 217094 + 551 = 217645
Step 396: 217645 + 551 = 218196
Step 397: 218196 + 551 = 218747
Step 398: 218747 + 551 = 219298
Step 399: 219298 + 551 = 219849
Step 400: 219849 + 551 = 220400
Step 401: 220400 + 551 = 220951
Step 402: 220951 + 551 = 221502
Step 403: 221502 + 551 = 222053
Step 404: 222053 + 551 = 222604
Step 405: 222604 + 551 = 223155
Step 406: 223155 + 551 = 223706
Step 407: 223706 + 551 = 224257
Step 408: 224257 + 551 = 224808
Step 409: 224808 + 551 = 225359
Step 410: 225359 + 551 = 225910
Step 411: 225910 + 551 = 226461
Step 412: 226461 + 551 = 227012
Step 413: 227012 + 551 = 227563
Step 414: 227563 + 551 = 228114
Step 415: 228114 + 551 = 228665
Step 416: 228665 + 551 = 229216
Step 417: 229216 + 551 = 229767
Step 418: 229767 + 551 = 230318
Step 419: 230318 + 551 = 230869
Step 420: 230869 + 551 = 231420
Step 421: 231420 + 551 = 231971
Step 422: 231971 + 551 = 232522
Step 423: 232522 + 551 = 233073
Step 424: 233073 + 551 = 233624
Step 425: 233624 + 551 = 234175
Step 426: 234175 + 551 = 234726
Step 427: 234726 + 551 = 235277
Step 428: 235277 + 551 = 235828
Step 429: 235828 + 551 = 236379
Step 430: 236379 + 551 = 236930
Step 431: 236930 + 551 = 237481
Step 432: 237481 + 551 = 238032
Step 433: 238032 + 551 = 238583
Step 434: 238583 + 551 = 239134
Step 435: 239134 + 551 = 239685
Step 436: 239685 + 551 = 240236
Step 437: 240236 + 551 = 240787
Step 438: 240787 + 551 = 241338
Step 439: 241338 + 551 = 241889
Step 440: 241889 + 551 = 242440
Step 441: 242440 + 551 = 242991
Step 442: 242991 + 551 = 243542
Step 443: 243542 + 551 = 244093
Step 444: 244093 + 551 = 244644
Step 445: 244644 + 551 = 245195
Step 446: 245195 + 551 = 245746
Step 447: 245746 + 551 = 246297
Step 448: 246297 + 551 = 246848
Step 449: 246848 + 551 = 247399
Step 450: 247399 + 551 = 247950
Step 451: 247950 + 551 = 248501
Step 452: 248501 + 551 = 249052
Step 453: 249052 + 551 = 249603
Step 454: 249603 + 551 = 250154
Step 455: 250154 + 551 = 250705
Step 456: 250705 + 551 = 251256
Step 457: 251256 + 551 = 251807
Step 458: 251807 + 551 = 252358
Step 459: 252358 + 551 = 252909
Step 460: 252909 + 551 = 253460
Step 461: 253460 + 551 = 254011
Step 462: 254011 + 551 = 254562

So, 551*462 = 254562