Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 993. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 490. So, we're going to take the number 993 and add it to itself 490 times.
Step 1: 0 + 993 = 993
Step 2: 993 + 993 = 1986
Step 3: 1986 + 993 = 2979
Step 4: 2979 + 993 = 3972
Step 5: 3972 + 993 = 4965
Step 6: 4965 + 993 = 5958
Step 7: 5958 + 993 = 6951
Step 8: 6951 + 993 = 7944
Step 9: 7944 + 993 = 8937
Step 10: 8937 + 993 = 9930
Step 11: 9930 + 993 = 10923
Step 12: 10923 + 993 = 11916
Step 13: 11916 + 993 = 12909
Step 14: 12909 + 993 = 13902
Step 15: 13902 + 993 = 14895
Step 16: 14895 + 993 = 15888
Step 17: 15888 + 993 = 16881
Step 18: 16881 + 993 = 17874
Step 19: 17874 + 993 = 18867
Step 20: 18867 + 993 = 19860
Step 21: 19860 + 993 = 20853
Step 22: 20853 + 993 = 21846
Step 23: 21846 + 993 = 22839
Step 24: 22839 + 993 = 23832
Step 25: 23832 + 993 = 24825
Step 26: 24825 + 993 = 25818
Step 27: 25818 + 993 = 26811
Step 28: 26811 + 993 = 27804
Step 29: 27804 + 993 = 28797
Step 30: 28797 + 993 = 29790
Step 31: 29790 + 993 = 30783
Step 32: 30783 + 993 = 31776
Step 33: 31776 + 993 = 32769
Step 34: 32769 + 993 = 33762
Step 35: 33762 + 993 = 34755
Step 36: 34755 + 993 = 35748
Step 37: 35748 + 993 = 36741
Step 38: 36741 + 993 = 37734
Step 39: 37734 + 993 = 38727
Step 40: 38727 + 993 = 39720
Step 41: 39720 + 993 = 40713
Step 42: 40713 + 993 = 41706
Step 43: 41706 + 993 = 42699
Step 44: 42699 + 993 = 43692
Step 45: 43692 + 993 = 44685
Step 46: 44685 + 993 = 45678
Step 47: 45678 + 993 = 46671
Step 48: 46671 + 993 = 47664
Step 49: 47664 + 993 = 48657
Step 50: 48657 + 993 = 49650
Step 51: 49650 + 993 = 50643
Step 52: 50643 + 993 = 51636
Step 53: 51636 + 993 = 52629
Step 54: 52629 + 993 = 53622
Step 55: 53622 + 993 = 54615
Step 56: 54615 + 993 = 55608
Step 57: 55608 + 993 = 56601
Step 58: 56601 + 993 = 57594
Step 59: 57594 + 993 = 58587
Step 60: 58587 + 993 = 59580
Step 61: 59580 + 993 = 60573
Step 62: 60573 + 993 = 61566
Step 63: 61566 + 993 = 62559
Step 64: 62559 + 993 = 63552
Step 65: 63552 + 993 = 64545
Step 66: 64545 + 993 = 65538
Step 67: 65538 + 993 = 66531
Step 68: 66531 + 993 = 67524
Step 69: 67524 + 993 = 68517
Step 70: 68517 + 993 = 69510
Step 71: 69510 + 993 = 70503
Step 72: 70503 + 993 = 71496
Step 73: 71496 + 993 = 72489
Step 74: 72489 + 993 = 73482
Step 75: 73482 + 993 = 74475
Step 76: 74475 + 993 = 75468
Step 77: 75468 + 993 = 76461
Step 78: 76461 + 993 = 77454
Step 79: 77454 + 993 = 78447
Step 80: 78447 + 993 = 79440
Step 81: 79440 + 993 = 80433
Step 82: 80433 + 993 = 81426
Step 83: 81426 + 993 = 82419
Step 84: 82419 + 993 = 83412
Step 85: 83412 + 993 = 84405
Step 86: 84405 + 993 = 85398
Step 87: 85398 + 993 = 86391
Step 88: 86391 + 993 = 87384
Step 89: 87384 + 993 = 88377
Step 90: 88377 + 993 = 89370
Step 91: 89370 + 993 = 90363
Step 92: 90363 + 993 = 91356
Step 93: 91356 + 993 = 92349
Step 94: 92349 + 993 = 93342
Step 95: 93342 + 993 = 94335
Step 96: 94335 + 993 = 95328
Step 97: 95328 + 993 = 96321
Step 98: 96321 + 993 = 97314
Step 99: 97314 + 993 = 98307
Step 100: 98307 + 993 = 99300
Step 101: 99300 + 993 = 100293
Step 102: 100293 + 993 = 101286
Step 103: 101286 + 993 = 102279
Step 104: 102279 + 993 = 103272
Step 105: 103272 + 993 = 104265
Step 106: 104265 + 993 = 105258
Step 107: 105258 + 993 = 106251
Step 108: 106251 + 993 = 107244
Step 109: 107244 + 993 = 108237
Step 110: 108237 + 993 = 109230
Step 111: 109230 + 993 = 110223
Step 112: 110223 + 993 = 111216
Step 113: 111216 + 993 = 112209
Step 114: 112209 + 993 = 113202
Step 115: 113202 + 993 = 114195
Step 116: 114195 + 993 = 115188
Step 117: 115188 + 993 = 116181
Step 118: 116181 + 993 = 117174
Step 119: 117174 + 993 = 118167
Step 120: 118167 + 993 = 119160
Step 121: 119160 + 993 = 120153
Step 122: 120153 + 993 = 121146
Step 123: 121146 + 993 = 122139
Step 124: 122139 + 993 = 123132
Step 125: 123132 + 993 = 124125
Step 126: 124125 + 993 = 125118
Step 127: 125118 + 993 = 126111
Step 128: 126111 + 993 = 127104
Step 129: 127104 + 993 = 128097
Step 130: 128097 + 993 = 129090
Step 131: 129090 + 993 = 130083
Step 132: 130083 + 993 = 131076
Step 133: 131076 + 993 = 132069
Step 134: 132069 + 993 = 133062
Step 135: 133062 + 993 = 134055
Step 136: 134055 + 993 = 135048
Step 137: 135048 + 993 = 136041
Step 138: 136041 + 993 = 137034
Step 139: 137034 + 993 = 138027
Step 140: 138027 + 993 = 139020
Step 141: 139020 + 993 = 140013
Step 142: 140013 + 993 = 141006
Step 143: 141006 + 993 = 141999
Step 144: 141999 + 993 = 142992
Step 145: 142992 + 993 = 143985
Step 146: 143985 + 993 = 144978
Step 147: 144978 + 993 = 145971
Step 148: 145971 + 993 = 146964
Step 149: 146964 + 993 = 147957
Step 150: 147957 + 993 = 148950
Step 151: 148950 + 993 = 149943
Step 152: 149943 + 993 = 150936
Step 153: 150936 + 993 = 151929
Step 154: 151929 + 993 = 152922
Step 155: 152922 + 993 = 153915
Step 156: 153915 + 993 = 154908
Step 157: 154908 + 993 = 155901
Step 158: 155901 + 993 = 156894
Step 159: 156894 + 993 = 157887
Step 160: 157887 + 993 = 158880
Step 161: 158880 + 993 = 159873
Step 162: 159873 + 993 = 160866
Step 163: 160866 + 993 = 161859
Step 164: 161859 + 993 = 162852
Step 165: 162852 + 993 = 163845
Step 166: 163845 + 993 = 164838
Step 167: 164838 + 993 = 165831
Step 168: 165831 + 993 = 166824
Step 169: 166824 + 993 = 167817
Step 170: 167817 + 993 = 168810
Step 171: 168810 + 993 = 169803
Step 172: 169803 + 993 = 170796
Step 173: 170796 + 993 = 171789
Step 174: 171789 + 993 = 172782
Step 175: 172782 + 993 = 173775
Step 176: 173775 + 993 = 174768
Step 177: 174768 + 993 = 175761
Step 178: 175761 + 993 = 176754
Step 179: 176754 + 993 = 177747
Step 180: 177747 + 993 = 178740
Step 181: 178740 + 993 = 179733
Step 182: 179733 + 993 = 180726
Step 183: 180726 + 993 = 181719
Step 184: 181719 + 993 = 182712
Step 185: 182712 + 993 = 183705
Step 186: 183705 + 993 = 184698
Step 187: 184698 + 993 = 185691
Step 188: 185691 + 993 = 186684
Step 189: 186684 + 993 = 187677
Step 190: 187677 + 993 = 188670
Step 191: 188670 + 993 = 189663
Step 192: 189663 + 993 = 190656
Step 193: 190656 + 993 = 191649
Step 194: 191649 + 993 = 192642
Step 195: 192642 + 993 = 193635
Step 196: 193635 + 993 = 194628
Step 197: 194628 + 993 = 195621
Step 198: 195621 + 993 = 196614
Step 199: 196614 + 993 = 197607
Step 200: 197607 + 993 = 198600
Step 201: 198600 + 993 = 199593
Step 202: 199593 + 993 = 200586
Step 203: 200586 + 993 = 201579
Step 204: 201579 + 993 = 202572
Step 205: 202572 + 993 = 203565
Step 206: 203565 + 993 = 204558
Step 207: 204558 + 993 = 205551
Step 208: 205551 + 993 = 206544
Step 209: 206544 + 993 = 207537
Step 210: 207537 + 993 = 208530
Step 211: 208530 + 993 = 209523
Step 212: 209523 + 993 = 210516
Step 213: 210516 + 993 = 211509
Step 214: 211509 + 993 = 212502
Step 215: 212502 + 993 = 213495
Step 216: 213495 + 993 = 214488
Step 217: 214488 + 993 = 215481
Step 218: 215481 + 993 = 216474
Step 219: 216474 + 993 = 217467
Step 220: 217467 + 993 = 218460
Step 221: 218460 + 993 = 219453
Step 222: 219453 + 993 = 220446
Step 223: 220446 + 993 = 221439
Step 224: 221439 + 993 = 222432
Step 225: 222432 + 993 = 223425
Step 226: 223425 + 993 = 224418
Step 227: 224418 + 993 = 225411
Step 228: 225411 + 993 = 226404
Step 229: 226404 + 993 = 227397
Step 230: 227397 + 993 = 228390
Step 231: 228390 + 993 = 229383
Step 232: 229383 + 993 = 230376
Step 233: 230376 + 993 = 231369
Step 234: 231369 + 993 = 232362
Step 235: 232362 + 993 = 233355
Step 236: 233355 + 993 = 234348
Step 237: 234348 + 993 = 235341
Step 238: 235341 + 993 = 236334
Step 239: 236334 + 993 = 237327
Step 240: 237327 + 993 = 238320
Step 241: 238320 + 993 = 239313
Step 242: 239313 + 993 = 240306
Step 243: 240306 + 993 = 241299
Step 244: 241299 + 993 = 242292
Step 245: 242292 + 993 = 243285
Step 246: 243285 + 993 = 244278
Step 247: 244278 + 993 = 245271
Step 248: 245271 + 993 = 246264
Step 249: 246264 + 993 = 247257
Step 250: 247257 + 993 = 248250
Step 251: 248250 + 993 = 249243
Step 252: 249243 + 993 = 250236
Step 253: 250236 + 993 = 251229
Step 254: 251229 + 993 = 252222
Step 255: 252222 + 993 = 253215
Step 256: 253215 + 993 = 254208
Step 257: 254208 + 993 = 255201
Step 258: 255201 + 993 = 256194
Step 259: 256194 + 993 = 257187
Step 260: 257187 + 993 = 258180
Step 261: 258180 + 993 = 259173
Step 262: 259173 + 993 = 260166
Step 263: 260166 + 993 = 261159
Step 264: 261159 + 993 = 262152
Step 265: 262152 + 993 = 263145
Step 266: 263145 + 993 = 264138
Step 267: 264138 + 993 = 265131
Step 268: 265131 + 993 = 266124
Step 269: 266124 + 993 = 267117
Step 270: 267117 + 993 = 268110
Step 271: 268110 + 993 = 269103
Step 272: 269103 + 993 = 270096
Step 273: 270096 + 993 = 271089
Step 274: 271089 + 993 = 272082
Step 275: 272082 + 993 = 273075
Step 276: 273075 + 993 = 274068
Step 277: 274068 + 993 = 275061
Step 278: 275061 + 993 = 276054
Step 279: 276054 + 993 = 277047
Step 280: 277047 + 993 = 278040
Step 281: 278040 + 993 = 279033
Step 282: 279033 + 993 = 280026
Step 283: 280026 + 993 = 281019
Step 284: 281019 + 993 = 282012
Step 285: 282012 + 993 = 283005
Step 286: 283005 + 993 = 283998
Step 287: 283998 + 993 = 284991
Step 288: 284991 + 993 = 285984
Step 289: 285984 + 993 = 286977
Step 290: 286977 + 993 = 287970
Step 291: 287970 + 993 = 288963
Step 292: 288963 + 993 = 289956
Step 293: 289956 + 993 = 290949
Step 294: 290949 + 993 = 291942
Step 295: 291942 + 993 = 292935
Step 296: 292935 + 993 = 293928
Step 297: 293928 + 993 = 294921
Step 298: 294921 + 993 = 295914
Step 299: 295914 + 993 = 296907
Step 300: 296907 + 993 = 297900
Step 301: 297900 + 993 = 298893
Step 302: 298893 + 993 = 299886
Step 303: 299886 + 993 = 300879
Step 304: 300879 + 993 = 301872
Step 305: 301872 + 993 = 302865
Step 306: 302865 + 993 = 303858
Step 307: 303858 + 993 = 304851
Step 308: 304851 + 993 = 305844
Step 309: 305844 + 993 = 306837
Step 310: 306837 + 993 = 307830
Step 311: 307830 + 993 = 308823
Step 312: 308823 + 993 = 309816
Step 313: 309816 + 993 = 310809
Step 314: 310809 + 993 = 311802
Step 315: 311802 + 993 = 312795
Step 316: 312795 + 993 = 313788
Step 317: 313788 + 993 = 314781
Step 318: 314781 + 993 = 315774
Step 319: 315774 + 993 = 316767
Step 320: 316767 + 993 = 317760
Step 321: 317760 + 993 = 318753
Step 322: 318753 + 993 = 319746
Step 323: 319746 + 993 = 320739
Step 324: 320739 + 993 = 321732
Step 325: 321732 + 993 = 322725
Step 326: 322725 + 993 = 323718
Step 327: 323718 + 993 = 324711
Step 328: 324711 + 993 = 325704
Step 329: 325704 + 993 = 326697
Step 330: 326697 + 993 = 327690
Step 331: 327690 + 993 = 328683
Step 332: 328683 + 993 = 329676
Step 333: 329676 + 993 = 330669
Step 334: 330669 + 993 = 331662
Step 335: 331662 + 993 = 332655
Step 336: 332655 + 993 = 333648
Step 337: 333648 + 993 = 334641
Step 338: 334641 + 993 = 335634
Step 339: 335634 + 993 = 336627
Step 340: 336627 + 993 = 337620
Step 341: 337620 + 993 = 338613
Step 342: 338613 + 993 = 339606
Step 343: 339606 + 993 = 340599
Step 344: 340599 + 993 = 341592
Step 345: 341592 + 993 = 342585
Step 346: 342585 + 993 = 343578
Step 347: 343578 + 993 = 344571
Step 348: 344571 + 993 = 345564
Step 349: 345564 + 993 = 346557
Step 350: 346557 + 993 = 347550
Step 351: 347550 + 993 = 348543
Step 352: 348543 + 993 = 349536
Step 353: 349536 + 993 = 350529
Step 354: 350529 + 993 = 351522
Step 355: 351522 + 993 = 352515
Step 356: 352515 + 993 = 353508
Step 357: 353508 + 993 = 354501
Step 358: 354501 + 993 = 355494
Step 359: 355494 + 993 = 356487
Step 360: 356487 + 993 = 357480
Step 361: 357480 + 993 = 358473
Step 362: 358473 + 993 = 359466
Step 363: 359466 + 993 = 360459
Step 364: 360459 + 993 = 361452
Step 365: 361452 + 993 = 362445
Step 366: 362445 + 993 = 363438
Step 367: 363438 + 993 = 364431
Step 368: 364431 + 993 = 365424
Step 369: 365424 + 993 = 366417
Step 370: 366417 + 993 = 367410
Step 371: 367410 + 993 = 368403
Step 372: 368403 + 993 = 369396
Step 373: 369396 + 993 = 370389
Step 374: 370389 + 993 = 371382
Step 375: 371382 + 993 = 372375
Step 376: 372375 + 993 = 373368
Step 377: 373368 + 993 = 374361
Step 378: 374361 + 993 = 375354
Step 379: 375354 + 993 = 376347
Step 380: 376347 + 993 = 377340
Step 381: 377340 + 993 = 378333
Step 382: 378333 + 993 = 379326
Step 383: 379326 + 993 = 380319
Step 384: 380319 + 993 = 381312
Step 385: 381312 + 993 = 382305
Step 386: 382305 + 993 = 383298
Step 387: 383298 + 993 = 384291
Step 388: 384291 + 993 = 385284
Step 389: 385284 + 993 = 386277
Step 390: 386277 + 993 = 387270
Step 391: 387270 + 993 = 388263
Step 392: 388263 + 993 = 389256
Step 393: 389256 + 993 = 390249
Step 394: 390249 + 993 = 391242
Step 395: 391242 + 993 = 392235
Step 396: 392235 + 993 = 393228
Step 397: 393228 + 993 = 394221
Step 398: 394221 + 993 = 395214
Step 399: 395214 + 993 = 396207
Step 400: 396207 + 993 = 397200
Step 401: 397200 + 993 = 398193
Step 402: 398193 + 993 = 399186
Step 403: 399186 + 993 = 400179
Step 404: 400179 + 993 = 401172
Step 405: 401172 + 993 = 402165
Step 406: 402165 + 993 = 403158
Step 407: 403158 + 993 = 404151
Step 408: 404151 + 993 = 405144
Step 409: 405144 + 993 = 406137
Step 410: 406137 + 993 = 407130
Step 411: 407130 + 993 = 408123
Step 412: 408123 + 993 = 409116
Step 413: 409116 + 993 = 410109
Step 414: 410109 + 993 = 411102
Step 415: 411102 + 993 = 412095
Step 416: 412095 + 993 = 413088
Step 417: 413088 + 993 = 414081
Step 418: 414081 + 993 = 415074
Step 419: 415074 + 993 = 416067
Step 420: 416067 + 993 = 417060
Step 421: 417060 + 993 = 418053
Step 422: 418053 + 993 = 419046
Step 423: 419046 + 993 = 420039
Step 424: 420039 + 993 = 421032
Step 425: 421032 + 993 = 422025
Step 426: 422025 + 993 = 423018
Step 427: 423018 + 993 = 424011
Step 428: 424011 + 993 = 425004
Step 429: 425004 + 993 = 425997
Step 430: 425997 + 993 = 426990
Step 431: 426990 + 993 = 427983
Step 432: 427983 + 993 = 428976
Step 433: 428976 + 993 = 429969
Step 434: 429969 + 993 = 430962
Step 435: 430962 + 993 = 431955
Step 436: 431955 + 993 = 432948
Step 437: 432948 + 993 = 433941
Step 438: 433941 + 993 = 434934
Step 439: 434934 + 993 = 435927
Step 440: 435927 + 993 = 436920
Step 441: 436920 + 993 = 437913
Step 442: 437913 + 993 = 438906
Step 443: 438906 + 993 = 439899
Step 444: 439899 + 993 = 440892
Step 445: 440892 + 993 = 441885
Step 446: 441885 + 993 = 442878
Step 447: 442878 + 993 = 443871
Step 448: 443871 + 993 = 444864
Step 449: 444864 + 993 = 445857
Step 450: 445857 + 993 = 446850
Step 451: 446850 + 993 = 447843
Step 452: 447843 + 993 = 448836
Step 453: 448836 + 993 = 449829
Step 454: 449829 + 993 = 450822
Step 455: 450822 + 993 = 451815
Step 456: 451815 + 993 = 452808
Step 457: 452808 + 993 = 453801
Step 458: 453801 + 993 = 454794
Step 459: 454794 + 993 = 455787
Step 460: 455787 + 993 = 456780
Step 461: 456780 + 993 = 457773
Step 462: 457773 + 993 = 458766
Step 463: 458766 + 993 = 459759
Step 464: 459759 + 993 = 460752
Step 465: 460752 + 993 = 461745
Step 466: 461745 + 993 = 462738
Step 467: 462738 + 993 = 463731
Step 468: 463731 + 993 = 464724
Step 469: 464724 + 993 = 465717
Step 470: 465717 + 993 = 466710
Step 471: 466710 + 993 = 467703
Step 472: 467703 + 993 = 468696
Step 473: 468696 + 993 = 469689
Step 474: 469689 + 993 = 470682
Step 475: 470682 + 993 = 471675
Step 476: 471675 + 993 = 472668
Step 477: 472668 + 993 = 473661
Step 478: 473661 + 993 = 474654
Step 479: 474654 + 993 = 475647
Step 480: 475647 + 993 = 476640
Step 481: 476640 + 993 = 477633
Step 482: 477633 + 993 = 478626
Step 483: 478626 + 993 = 479619
Step 484: 479619 + 993 = 480612
Step 485: 480612 + 993 = 481605
Step 486: 481605 + 993 = 482598
Step 487: 482598 + 993 = 483591
Step 488: 483591 + 993 = 484584
Step 489: 484584 + 993 = 485577
Step 490: 485577 + 993 = 486570

So, 993*490 = 486570