Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 496. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 339. So, we're going to take the number 496 and add it to itself 339 times.
Step 1: 0 + 496 = 496
Step 2: 496 + 496 = 992
Step 3: 992 + 496 = 1488
Step 4: 1488 + 496 = 1984
Step 5: 1984 + 496 = 2480
Step 6: 2480 + 496 = 2976
Step 7: 2976 + 496 = 3472
Step 8: 3472 + 496 = 3968
Step 9: 3968 + 496 = 4464
Step 10: 4464 + 496 = 4960
Step 11: 4960 + 496 = 5456
Step 12: 5456 + 496 = 5952
Step 13: 5952 + 496 = 6448
Step 14: 6448 + 496 = 6944
Step 15: 6944 + 496 = 7440
Step 16: 7440 + 496 = 7936
Step 17: 7936 + 496 = 8432
Step 18: 8432 + 496 = 8928
Step 19: 8928 + 496 = 9424
Step 20: 9424 + 496 = 9920
Step 21: 9920 + 496 = 10416
Step 22: 10416 + 496 = 10912
Step 23: 10912 + 496 = 11408
Step 24: 11408 + 496 = 11904
Step 25: 11904 + 496 = 12400
Step 26: 12400 + 496 = 12896
Step 27: 12896 + 496 = 13392
Step 28: 13392 + 496 = 13888
Step 29: 13888 + 496 = 14384
Step 30: 14384 + 496 = 14880
Step 31: 14880 + 496 = 15376
Step 32: 15376 + 496 = 15872
Step 33: 15872 + 496 = 16368
Step 34: 16368 + 496 = 16864
Step 35: 16864 + 496 = 17360
Step 36: 17360 + 496 = 17856
Step 37: 17856 + 496 = 18352
Step 38: 18352 + 496 = 18848
Step 39: 18848 + 496 = 19344
Step 40: 19344 + 496 = 19840
Step 41: 19840 + 496 = 20336
Step 42: 20336 + 496 = 20832
Step 43: 20832 + 496 = 21328
Step 44: 21328 + 496 = 21824
Step 45: 21824 + 496 = 22320
Step 46: 22320 + 496 = 22816
Step 47: 22816 + 496 = 23312
Step 48: 23312 + 496 = 23808
Step 49: 23808 + 496 = 24304
Step 50: 24304 + 496 = 24800
Step 51: 24800 + 496 = 25296
Step 52: 25296 + 496 = 25792
Step 53: 25792 + 496 = 26288
Step 54: 26288 + 496 = 26784
Step 55: 26784 + 496 = 27280
Step 56: 27280 + 496 = 27776
Step 57: 27776 + 496 = 28272
Step 58: 28272 + 496 = 28768
Step 59: 28768 + 496 = 29264
Step 60: 29264 + 496 = 29760
Step 61: 29760 + 496 = 30256
Step 62: 30256 + 496 = 30752
Step 63: 30752 + 496 = 31248
Step 64: 31248 + 496 = 31744
Step 65: 31744 + 496 = 32240
Step 66: 32240 + 496 = 32736
Step 67: 32736 + 496 = 33232
Step 68: 33232 + 496 = 33728
Step 69: 33728 + 496 = 34224
Step 70: 34224 + 496 = 34720
Step 71: 34720 + 496 = 35216
Step 72: 35216 + 496 = 35712
Step 73: 35712 + 496 = 36208
Step 74: 36208 + 496 = 36704
Step 75: 36704 + 496 = 37200
Step 76: 37200 + 496 = 37696
Step 77: 37696 + 496 = 38192
Step 78: 38192 + 496 = 38688
Step 79: 38688 + 496 = 39184
Step 80: 39184 + 496 = 39680
Step 81: 39680 + 496 = 40176
Step 82: 40176 + 496 = 40672
Step 83: 40672 + 496 = 41168
Step 84: 41168 + 496 = 41664
Step 85: 41664 + 496 = 42160
Step 86: 42160 + 496 = 42656
Step 87: 42656 + 496 = 43152
Step 88: 43152 + 496 = 43648
Step 89: 43648 + 496 = 44144
Step 90: 44144 + 496 = 44640
Step 91: 44640 + 496 = 45136
Step 92: 45136 + 496 = 45632
Step 93: 45632 + 496 = 46128
Step 94: 46128 + 496 = 46624
Step 95: 46624 + 496 = 47120
Step 96: 47120 + 496 = 47616
Step 97: 47616 + 496 = 48112
Step 98: 48112 + 496 = 48608
Step 99: 48608 + 496 = 49104
Step 100: 49104 + 496 = 49600
Step 101: 49600 + 496 = 50096
Step 102: 50096 + 496 = 50592
Step 103: 50592 + 496 = 51088
Step 104: 51088 + 496 = 51584
Step 105: 51584 + 496 = 52080
Step 106: 52080 + 496 = 52576
Step 107: 52576 + 496 = 53072
Step 108: 53072 + 496 = 53568
Step 109: 53568 + 496 = 54064
Step 110: 54064 + 496 = 54560
Step 111: 54560 + 496 = 55056
Step 112: 55056 + 496 = 55552
Step 113: 55552 + 496 = 56048
Step 114: 56048 + 496 = 56544
Step 115: 56544 + 496 = 57040
Step 116: 57040 + 496 = 57536
Step 117: 57536 + 496 = 58032
Step 118: 58032 + 496 = 58528
Step 119: 58528 + 496 = 59024
Step 120: 59024 + 496 = 59520
Step 121: 59520 + 496 = 60016
Step 122: 60016 + 496 = 60512
Step 123: 60512 + 496 = 61008
Step 124: 61008 + 496 = 61504
Step 125: 61504 + 496 = 62000
Step 126: 62000 + 496 = 62496
Step 127: 62496 + 496 = 62992
Step 128: 62992 + 496 = 63488
Step 129: 63488 + 496 = 63984
Step 130: 63984 + 496 = 64480
Step 131: 64480 + 496 = 64976
Step 132: 64976 + 496 = 65472
Step 133: 65472 + 496 = 65968
Step 134: 65968 + 496 = 66464
Step 135: 66464 + 496 = 66960
Step 136: 66960 + 496 = 67456
Step 137: 67456 + 496 = 67952
Step 138: 67952 + 496 = 68448
Step 139: 68448 + 496 = 68944
Step 140: 68944 + 496 = 69440
Step 141: 69440 + 496 = 69936
Step 142: 69936 + 496 = 70432
Step 143: 70432 + 496 = 70928
Step 144: 70928 + 496 = 71424
Step 145: 71424 + 496 = 71920
Step 146: 71920 + 496 = 72416
Step 147: 72416 + 496 = 72912
Step 148: 72912 + 496 = 73408
Step 149: 73408 + 496 = 73904
Step 150: 73904 + 496 = 74400
Step 151: 74400 + 496 = 74896
Step 152: 74896 + 496 = 75392
Step 153: 75392 + 496 = 75888
Step 154: 75888 + 496 = 76384
Step 155: 76384 + 496 = 76880
Step 156: 76880 + 496 = 77376
Step 157: 77376 + 496 = 77872
Step 158: 77872 + 496 = 78368
Step 159: 78368 + 496 = 78864
Step 160: 78864 + 496 = 79360
Step 161: 79360 + 496 = 79856
Step 162: 79856 + 496 = 80352
Step 163: 80352 + 496 = 80848
Step 164: 80848 + 496 = 81344
Step 165: 81344 + 496 = 81840
Step 166: 81840 + 496 = 82336
Step 167: 82336 + 496 = 82832
Step 168: 82832 + 496 = 83328
Step 169: 83328 + 496 = 83824
Step 170: 83824 + 496 = 84320
Step 171: 84320 + 496 = 84816
Step 172: 84816 + 496 = 85312
Step 173: 85312 + 496 = 85808
Step 174: 85808 + 496 = 86304
Step 175: 86304 + 496 = 86800
Step 176: 86800 + 496 = 87296
Step 177: 87296 + 496 = 87792
Step 178: 87792 + 496 = 88288
Step 179: 88288 + 496 = 88784
Step 180: 88784 + 496 = 89280
Step 181: 89280 + 496 = 89776
Step 182: 89776 + 496 = 90272
Step 183: 90272 + 496 = 90768
Step 184: 90768 + 496 = 91264
Step 185: 91264 + 496 = 91760
Step 186: 91760 + 496 = 92256
Step 187: 92256 + 496 = 92752
Step 188: 92752 + 496 = 93248
Step 189: 93248 + 496 = 93744
Step 190: 93744 + 496 = 94240
Step 191: 94240 + 496 = 94736
Step 192: 94736 + 496 = 95232
Step 193: 95232 + 496 = 95728
Step 194: 95728 + 496 = 96224
Step 195: 96224 + 496 = 96720
Step 196: 96720 + 496 = 97216
Step 197: 97216 + 496 = 97712
Step 198: 97712 + 496 = 98208
Step 199: 98208 + 496 = 98704
Step 200: 98704 + 496 = 99200
Step 201: 99200 + 496 = 99696
Step 202: 99696 + 496 = 100192
Step 203: 100192 + 496 = 100688
Step 204: 100688 + 496 = 101184
Step 205: 101184 + 496 = 101680
Step 206: 101680 + 496 = 102176
Step 207: 102176 + 496 = 102672
Step 208: 102672 + 496 = 103168
Step 209: 103168 + 496 = 103664
Step 210: 103664 + 496 = 104160
Step 211: 104160 + 496 = 104656
Step 212: 104656 + 496 = 105152
Step 213: 105152 + 496 = 105648
Step 214: 105648 + 496 = 106144
Step 215: 106144 + 496 = 106640
Step 216: 106640 + 496 = 107136
Step 217: 107136 + 496 = 107632
Step 218: 107632 + 496 = 108128
Step 219: 108128 + 496 = 108624
Step 220: 108624 + 496 = 109120
Step 221: 109120 + 496 = 109616
Step 222: 109616 + 496 = 110112
Step 223: 110112 + 496 = 110608
Step 224: 110608 + 496 = 111104
Step 225: 111104 + 496 = 111600
Step 226: 111600 + 496 = 112096
Step 227: 112096 + 496 = 112592
Step 228: 112592 + 496 = 113088
Step 229: 113088 + 496 = 113584
Step 230: 113584 + 496 = 114080
Step 231: 114080 + 496 = 114576
Step 232: 114576 + 496 = 115072
Step 233: 115072 + 496 = 115568
Step 234: 115568 + 496 = 116064
Step 235: 116064 + 496 = 116560
Step 236: 116560 + 496 = 117056
Step 237: 117056 + 496 = 117552
Step 238: 117552 + 496 = 118048
Step 239: 118048 + 496 = 118544
Step 240: 118544 + 496 = 119040
Step 241: 119040 + 496 = 119536
Step 242: 119536 + 496 = 120032
Step 243: 120032 + 496 = 120528
Step 244: 120528 + 496 = 121024
Step 245: 121024 + 496 = 121520
Step 246: 121520 + 496 = 122016
Step 247: 122016 + 496 = 122512
Step 248: 122512 + 496 = 123008
Step 249: 123008 + 496 = 123504
Step 250: 123504 + 496 = 124000
Step 251: 124000 + 496 = 124496
Step 252: 124496 + 496 = 124992
Step 253: 124992 + 496 = 125488
Step 254: 125488 + 496 = 125984
Step 255: 125984 + 496 = 126480
Step 256: 126480 + 496 = 126976
Step 257: 126976 + 496 = 127472
Step 258: 127472 + 496 = 127968
Step 259: 127968 + 496 = 128464
Step 260: 128464 + 496 = 128960
Step 261: 128960 + 496 = 129456
Step 262: 129456 + 496 = 129952
Step 263: 129952 + 496 = 130448
Step 264: 130448 + 496 = 130944
Step 265: 130944 + 496 = 131440
Step 266: 131440 + 496 = 131936
Step 267: 131936 + 496 = 132432
Step 268: 132432 + 496 = 132928
Step 269: 132928 + 496 = 133424
Step 270: 133424 + 496 = 133920
Step 271: 133920 + 496 = 134416
Step 272: 134416 + 496 = 134912
Step 273: 134912 + 496 = 135408
Step 274: 135408 + 496 = 135904
Step 275: 135904 + 496 = 136400
Step 276: 136400 + 496 = 136896
Step 277: 136896 + 496 = 137392
Step 278: 137392 + 496 = 137888
Step 279: 137888 + 496 = 138384
Step 280: 138384 + 496 = 138880
Step 281: 138880 + 496 = 139376
Step 282: 139376 + 496 = 139872
Step 283: 139872 + 496 = 140368
Step 284: 140368 + 496 = 140864
Step 285: 140864 + 496 = 141360
Step 286: 141360 + 496 = 141856
Step 287: 141856 + 496 = 142352
Step 288: 142352 + 496 = 142848
Step 289: 142848 + 496 = 143344
Step 290: 143344 + 496 = 143840
Step 291: 143840 + 496 = 144336
Step 292: 144336 + 496 = 144832
Step 293: 144832 + 496 = 145328
Step 294: 145328 + 496 = 145824
Step 295: 145824 + 496 = 146320
Step 296: 146320 + 496 = 146816
Step 297: 146816 + 496 = 147312
Step 298: 147312 + 496 = 147808
Step 299: 147808 + 496 = 148304
Step 300: 148304 + 496 = 148800
Step 301: 148800 + 496 = 149296
Step 302: 149296 + 496 = 149792
Step 303: 149792 + 496 = 150288
Step 304: 150288 + 496 = 150784
Step 305: 150784 + 496 = 151280
Step 306: 151280 + 496 = 151776
Step 307: 151776 + 496 = 152272
Step 308: 152272 + 496 = 152768
Step 309: 152768 + 496 = 153264
Step 310: 153264 + 496 = 153760
Step 311: 153760 + 496 = 154256
Step 312: 154256 + 496 = 154752
Step 313: 154752 + 496 = 155248
Step 314: 155248 + 496 = 155744
Step 315: 155744 + 496 = 156240
Step 316: 156240 + 496 = 156736
Step 317: 156736 + 496 = 157232
Step 318: 157232 + 496 = 157728
Step 319: 157728 + 496 = 158224
Step 320: 158224 + 496 = 158720
Step 321: 158720 + 496 = 159216
Step 322: 159216 + 496 = 159712
Step 323: 159712 + 496 = 160208
Step 324: 160208 + 496 = 160704
Step 325: 160704 + 496 = 161200
Step 326: 161200 + 496 = 161696
Step 327: 161696 + 496 = 162192
Step 328: 162192 + 496 = 162688
Step 329: 162688 + 496 = 163184
Step 330: 163184 + 496 = 163680
Step 331: 163680 + 496 = 164176
Step 332: 164176 + 496 = 164672
Step 333: 164672 + 496 = 165168
Step 334: 165168 + 496 = 165664
Step 335: 165664 + 496 = 166160
Step 336: 166160 + 496 = 166656
Step 337: 166656 + 496 = 167152
Step 338: 167152 + 496 = 167648
Step 339: 167648 + 496 = 168144

So, 496*339 = 168144