Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 1000. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 496. So, we're going to take the number 1000 and add it to itself 496 times.
Step 1: 0 + 1000 = 1000
Step 2: 1000 + 1000 = 2000
Step 3: 2000 + 1000 = 3000
Step 4: 3000 + 1000 = 4000
Step 5: 4000 + 1000 = 5000
Step 6: 5000 + 1000 = 6000
Step 7: 6000 + 1000 = 7000
Step 8: 7000 + 1000 = 8000
Step 9: 8000 + 1000 = 9000
Step 10: 9000 + 1000 = 10000
Step 11: 10000 + 1000 = 11000
Step 12: 11000 + 1000 = 12000
Step 13: 12000 + 1000 = 13000
Step 14: 13000 + 1000 = 14000
Step 15: 14000 + 1000 = 15000
Step 16: 15000 + 1000 = 16000
Step 17: 16000 + 1000 = 17000
Step 18: 17000 + 1000 = 18000
Step 19: 18000 + 1000 = 19000
Step 20: 19000 + 1000 = 20000
Step 21: 20000 + 1000 = 21000
Step 22: 21000 + 1000 = 22000
Step 23: 22000 + 1000 = 23000
Step 24: 23000 + 1000 = 24000
Step 25: 24000 + 1000 = 25000
Step 26: 25000 + 1000 = 26000
Step 27: 26000 + 1000 = 27000
Step 28: 27000 + 1000 = 28000
Step 29: 28000 + 1000 = 29000
Step 30: 29000 + 1000 = 30000
Step 31: 30000 + 1000 = 31000
Step 32: 31000 + 1000 = 32000
Step 33: 32000 + 1000 = 33000
Step 34: 33000 + 1000 = 34000
Step 35: 34000 + 1000 = 35000
Step 36: 35000 + 1000 = 36000
Step 37: 36000 + 1000 = 37000
Step 38: 37000 + 1000 = 38000
Step 39: 38000 + 1000 = 39000
Step 40: 39000 + 1000 = 40000
Step 41: 40000 + 1000 = 41000
Step 42: 41000 + 1000 = 42000
Step 43: 42000 + 1000 = 43000
Step 44: 43000 + 1000 = 44000
Step 45: 44000 + 1000 = 45000
Step 46: 45000 + 1000 = 46000
Step 47: 46000 + 1000 = 47000
Step 48: 47000 + 1000 = 48000
Step 49: 48000 + 1000 = 49000
Step 50: 49000 + 1000 = 50000
Step 51: 50000 + 1000 = 51000
Step 52: 51000 + 1000 = 52000
Step 53: 52000 + 1000 = 53000
Step 54: 53000 + 1000 = 54000
Step 55: 54000 + 1000 = 55000
Step 56: 55000 + 1000 = 56000
Step 57: 56000 + 1000 = 57000
Step 58: 57000 + 1000 = 58000
Step 59: 58000 + 1000 = 59000
Step 60: 59000 + 1000 = 60000
Step 61: 60000 + 1000 = 61000
Step 62: 61000 + 1000 = 62000
Step 63: 62000 + 1000 = 63000
Step 64: 63000 + 1000 = 64000
Step 65: 64000 + 1000 = 65000
Step 66: 65000 + 1000 = 66000
Step 67: 66000 + 1000 = 67000
Step 68: 67000 + 1000 = 68000
Step 69: 68000 + 1000 = 69000
Step 70: 69000 + 1000 = 70000
Step 71: 70000 + 1000 = 71000
Step 72: 71000 + 1000 = 72000
Step 73: 72000 + 1000 = 73000
Step 74: 73000 + 1000 = 74000
Step 75: 74000 + 1000 = 75000
Step 76: 75000 + 1000 = 76000
Step 77: 76000 + 1000 = 77000
Step 78: 77000 + 1000 = 78000
Step 79: 78000 + 1000 = 79000
Step 80: 79000 + 1000 = 80000
Step 81: 80000 + 1000 = 81000
Step 82: 81000 + 1000 = 82000
Step 83: 82000 + 1000 = 83000
Step 84: 83000 + 1000 = 84000
Step 85: 84000 + 1000 = 85000
Step 86: 85000 + 1000 = 86000
Step 87: 86000 + 1000 = 87000
Step 88: 87000 + 1000 = 88000
Step 89: 88000 + 1000 = 89000
Step 90: 89000 + 1000 = 90000
Step 91: 90000 + 1000 = 91000
Step 92: 91000 + 1000 = 92000
Step 93: 92000 + 1000 = 93000
Step 94: 93000 + 1000 = 94000
Step 95: 94000 + 1000 = 95000
Step 96: 95000 + 1000 = 96000
Step 97: 96000 + 1000 = 97000
Step 98: 97000 + 1000 = 98000
Step 99: 98000 + 1000 = 99000
Step 100: 99000 + 1000 = 100000
Step 101: 100000 + 1000 = 101000
Step 102: 101000 + 1000 = 102000
Step 103: 102000 + 1000 = 103000
Step 104: 103000 + 1000 = 104000
Step 105: 104000 + 1000 = 105000
Step 106: 105000 + 1000 = 106000
Step 107: 106000 + 1000 = 107000
Step 108: 107000 + 1000 = 108000
Step 109: 108000 + 1000 = 109000
Step 110: 109000 + 1000 = 110000
Step 111: 110000 + 1000 = 111000
Step 112: 111000 + 1000 = 112000
Step 113: 112000 + 1000 = 113000
Step 114: 113000 + 1000 = 114000
Step 115: 114000 + 1000 = 115000
Step 116: 115000 + 1000 = 116000
Step 117: 116000 + 1000 = 117000
Step 118: 117000 + 1000 = 118000
Step 119: 118000 + 1000 = 119000
Step 120: 119000 + 1000 = 120000
Step 121: 120000 + 1000 = 121000
Step 122: 121000 + 1000 = 122000
Step 123: 122000 + 1000 = 123000
Step 124: 123000 + 1000 = 124000
Step 125: 124000 + 1000 = 125000
Step 126: 125000 + 1000 = 126000
Step 127: 126000 + 1000 = 127000
Step 128: 127000 + 1000 = 128000
Step 129: 128000 + 1000 = 129000
Step 130: 129000 + 1000 = 130000
Step 131: 130000 + 1000 = 131000
Step 132: 131000 + 1000 = 132000
Step 133: 132000 + 1000 = 133000
Step 134: 133000 + 1000 = 134000
Step 135: 134000 + 1000 = 135000
Step 136: 135000 + 1000 = 136000
Step 137: 136000 + 1000 = 137000
Step 138: 137000 + 1000 = 138000
Step 139: 138000 + 1000 = 139000
Step 140: 139000 + 1000 = 140000
Step 141: 140000 + 1000 = 141000
Step 142: 141000 + 1000 = 142000
Step 143: 142000 + 1000 = 143000
Step 144: 143000 + 1000 = 144000
Step 145: 144000 + 1000 = 145000
Step 146: 145000 + 1000 = 146000
Step 147: 146000 + 1000 = 147000
Step 148: 147000 + 1000 = 148000
Step 149: 148000 + 1000 = 149000
Step 150: 149000 + 1000 = 150000
Step 151: 150000 + 1000 = 151000
Step 152: 151000 + 1000 = 152000
Step 153: 152000 + 1000 = 153000
Step 154: 153000 + 1000 = 154000
Step 155: 154000 + 1000 = 155000
Step 156: 155000 + 1000 = 156000
Step 157: 156000 + 1000 = 157000
Step 158: 157000 + 1000 = 158000
Step 159: 158000 + 1000 = 159000
Step 160: 159000 + 1000 = 160000
Step 161: 160000 + 1000 = 161000
Step 162: 161000 + 1000 = 162000
Step 163: 162000 + 1000 = 163000
Step 164: 163000 + 1000 = 164000
Step 165: 164000 + 1000 = 165000
Step 166: 165000 + 1000 = 166000
Step 167: 166000 + 1000 = 167000
Step 168: 167000 + 1000 = 168000
Step 169: 168000 + 1000 = 169000
Step 170: 169000 + 1000 = 170000
Step 171: 170000 + 1000 = 171000
Step 172: 171000 + 1000 = 172000
Step 173: 172000 + 1000 = 173000
Step 174: 173000 + 1000 = 174000
Step 175: 174000 + 1000 = 175000
Step 176: 175000 + 1000 = 176000
Step 177: 176000 + 1000 = 177000
Step 178: 177000 + 1000 = 178000
Step 179: 178000 + 1000 = 179000
Step 180: 179000 + 1000 = 180000
Step 181: 180000 + 1000 = 181000
Step 182: 181000 + 1000 = 182000
Step 183: 182000 + 1000 = 183000
Step 184: 183000 + 1000 = 184000
Step 185: 184000 + 1000 = 185000
Step 186: 185000 + 1000 = 186000
Step 187: 186000 + 1000 = 187000
Step 188: 187000 + 1000 = 188000
Step 189: 188000 + 1000 = 189000
Step 190: 189000 + 1000 = 190000
Step 191: 190000 + 1000 = 191000
Step 192: 191000 + 1000 = 192000
Step 193: 192000 + 1000 = 193000
Step 194: 193000 + 1000 = 194000
Step 195: 194000 + 1000 = 195000
Step 196: 195000 + 1000 = 196000
Step 197: 196000 + 1000 = 197000
Step 198: 197000 + 1000 = 198000
Step 199: 198000 + 1000 = 199000
Step 200: 199000 + 1000 = 200000
Step 201: 200000 + 1000 = 201000
Step 202: 201000 + 1000 = 202000
Step 203: 202000 + 1000 = 203000
Step 204: 203000 + 1000 = 204000
Step 205: 204000 + 1000 = 205000
Step 206: 205000 + 1000 = 206000
Step 207: 206000 + 1000 = 207000
Step 208: 207000 + 1000 = 208000
Step 209: 208000 + 1000 = 209000
Step 210: 209000 + 1000 = 210000
Step 211: 210000 + 1000 = 211000
Step 212: 211000 + 1000 = 212000
Step 213: 212000 + 1000 = 213000
Step 214: 213000 + 1000 = 214000
Step 215: 214000 + 1000 = 215000
Step 216: 215000 + 1000 = 216000
Step 217: 216000 + 1000 = 217000
Step 218: 217000 + 1000 = 218000
Step 219: 218000 + 1000 = 219000
Step 220: 219000 + 1000 = 220000
Step 221: 220000 + 1000 = 221000
Step 222: 221000 + 1000 = 222000
Step 223: 222000 + 1000 = 223000
Step 224: 223000 + 1000 = 224000
Step 225: 224000 + 1000 = 225000
Step 226: 225000 + 1000 = 226000
Step 227: 226000 + 1000 = 227000
Step 228: 227000 + 1000 = 228000
Step 229: 228000 + 1000 = 229000
Step 230: 229000 + 1000 = 230000
Step 231: 230000 + 1000 = 231000
Step 232: 231000 + 1000 = 232000
Step 233: 232000 + 1000 = 233000
Step 234: 233000 + 1000 = 234000
Step 235: 234000 + 1000 = 235000
Step 236: 235000 + 1000 = 236000
Step 237: 236000 + 1000 = 237000
Step 238: 237000 + 1000 = 238000
Step 239: 238000 + 1000 = 239000
Step 240: 239000 + 1000 = 240000
Step 241: 240000 + 1000 = 241000
Step 242: 241000 + 1000 = 242000
Step 243: 242000 + 1000 = 243000
Step 244: 243000 + 1000 = 244000
Step 245: 244000 + 1000 = 245000
Step 246: 245000 + 1000 = 246000
Step 247: 246000 + 1000 = 247000
Step 248: 247000 + 1000 = 248000
Step 249: 248000 + 1000 = 249000
Step 250: 249000 + 1000 = 250000
Step 251: 250000 + 1000 = 251000
Step 252: 251000 + 1000 = 252000
Step 253: 252000 + 1000 = 253000
Step 254: 253000 + 1000 = 254000
Step 255: 254000 + 1000 = 255000
Step 256: 255000 + 1000 = 256000
Step 257: 256000 + 1000 = 257000
Step 258: 257000 + 1000 = 258000
Step 259: 258000 + 1000 = 259000
Step 260: 259000 + 1000 = 260000
Step 261: 260000 + 1000 = 261000
Step 262: 261000 + 1000 = 262000
Step 263: 262000 + 1000 = 263000
Step 264: 263000 + 1000 = 264000
Step 265: 264000 + 1000 = 265000
Step 266: 265000 + 1000 = 266000
Step 267: 266000 + 1000 = 267000
Step 268: 267000 + 1000 = 268000
Step 269: 268000 + 1000 = 269000
Step 270: 269000 + 1000 = 270000
Step 271: 270000 + 1000 = 271000
Step 272: 271000 + 1000 = 272000
Step 273: 272000 + 1000 = 273000
Step 274: 273000 + 1000 = 274000
Step 275: 274000 + 1000 = 275000
Step 276: 275000 + 1000 = 276000
Step 277: 276000 + 1000 = 277000
Step 278: 277000 + 1000 = 278000
Step 279: 278000 + 1000 = 279000
Step 280: 279000 + 1000 = 280000
Step 281: 280000 + 1000 = 281000
Step 282: 281000 + 1000 = 282000
Step 283: 282000 + 1000 = 283000
Step 284: 283000 + 1000 = 284000
Step 285: 284000 + 1000 = 285000
Step 286: 285000 + 1000 = 286000
Step 287: 286000 + 1000 = 287000
Step 288: 287000 + 1000 = 288000
Step 289: 288000 + 1000 = 289000
Step 290: 289000 + 1000 = 290000
Step 291: 290000 + 1000 = 291000
Step 292: 291000 + 1000 = 292000
Step 293: 292000 + 1000 = 293000
Step 294: 293000 + 1000 = 294000
Step 295: 294000 + 1000 = 295000
Step 296: 295000 + 1000 = 296000
Step 297: 296000 + 1000 = 297000
Step 298: 297000 + 1000 = 298000
Step 299: 298000 + 1000 = 299000
Step 300: 299000 + 1000 = 300000
Step 301: 300000 + 1000 = 301000
Step 302: 301000 + 1000 = 302000
Step 303: 302000 + 1000 = 303000
Step 304: 303000 + 1000 = 304000
Step 305: 304000 + 1000 = 305000
Step 306: 305000 + 1000 = 306000
Step 307: 306000 + 1000 = 307000
Step 308: 307000 + 1000 = 308000
Step 309: 308000 + 1000 = 309000
Step 310: 309000 + 1000 = 310000
Step 311: 310000 + 1000 = 311000
Step 312: 311000 + 1000 = 312000
Step 313: 312000 + 1000 = 313000
Step 314: 313000 + 1000 = 314000
Step 315: 314000 + 1000 = 315000
Step 316: 315000 + 1000 = 316000
Step 317: 316000 + 1000 = 317000
Step 318: 317000 + 1000 = 318000
Step 319: 318000 + 1000 = 319000
Step 320: 319000 + 1000 = 320000
Step 321: 320000 + 1000 = 321000
Step 322: 321000 + 1000 = 322000
Step 323: 322000 + 1000 = 323000
Step 324: 323000 + 1000 = 324000
Step 325: 324000 + 1000 = 325000
Step 326: 325000 + 1000 = 326000
Step 327: 326000 + 1000 = 327000
Step 328: 327000 + 1000 = 328000
Step 329: 328000 + 1000 = 329000
Step 330: 329000 + 1000 = 330000
Step 331: 330000 + 1000 = 331000
Step 332: 331000 + 1000 = 332000
Step 333: 332000 + 1000 = 333000
Step 334: 333000 + 1000 = 334000
Step 335: 334000 + 1000 = 335000
Step 336: 335000 + 1000 = 336000
Step 337: 336000 + 1000 = 337000
Step 338: 337000 + 1000 = 338000
Step 339: 338000 + 1000 = 339000
Step 340: 339000 + 1000 = 340000
Step 341: 340000 + 1000 = 341000
Step 342: 341000 + 1000 = 342000
Step 343: 342000 + 1000 = 343000
Step 344: 343000 + 1000 = 344000
Step 345: 344000 + 1000 = 345000
Step 346: 345000 + 1000 = 346000
Step 347: 346000 + 1000 = 347000
Step 348: 347000 + 1000 = 348000
Step 349: 348000 + 1000 = 349000
Step 350: 349000 + 1000 = 350000
Step 351: 350000 + 1000 = 351000
Step 352: 351000 + 1000 = 352000
Step 353: 352000 + 1000 = 353000
Step 354: 353000 + 1000 = 354000
Step 355: 354000 + 1000 = 355000
Step 356: 355000 + 1000 = 356000
Step 357: 356000 + 1000 = 357000
Step 358: 357000 + 1000 = 358000
Step 359: 358000 + 1000 = 359000
Step 360: 359000 + 1000 = 360000
Step 361: 360000 + 1000 = 361000
Step 362: 361000 + 1000 = 362000
Step 363: 362000 + 1000 = 363000
Step 364: 363000 + 1000 = 364000
Step 365: 364000 + 1000 = 365000
Step 366: 365000 + 1000 = 366000
Step 367: 366000 + 1000 = 367000
Step 368: 367000 + 1000 = 368000
Step 369: 368000 + 1000 = 369000
Step 370: 369000 + 1000 = 370000
Step 371: 370000 + 1000 = 371000
Step 372: 371000 + 1000 = 372000
Step 373: 372000 + 1000 = 373000
Step 374: 373000 + 1000 = 374000
Step 375: 374000 + 1000 = 375000
Step 376: 375000 + 1000 = 376000
Step 377: 376000 + 1000 = 377000
Step 378: 377000 + 1000 = 378000
Step 379: 378000 + 1000 = 379000
Step 380: 379000 + 1000 = 380000
Step 381: 380000 + 1000 = 381000
Step 382: 381000 + 1000 = 382000
Step 383: 382000 + 1000 = 383000
Step 384: 383000 + 1000 = 384000
Step 385: 384000 + 1000 = 385000
Step 386: 385000 + 1000 = 386000
Step 387: 386000 + 1000 = 387000
Step 388: 387000 + 1000 = 388000
Step 389: 388000 + 1000 = 389000
Step 390: 389000 + 1000 = 390000
Step 391: 390000 + 1000 = 391000
Step 392: 391000 + 1000 = 392000
Step 393: 392000 + 1000 = 393000
Step 394: 393000 + 1000 = 394000
Step 395: 394000 + 1000 = 395000
Step 396: 395000 + 1000 = 396000
Step 397: 396000 + 1000 = 397000
Step 398: 397000 + 1000 = 398000
Step 399: 398000 + 1000 = 399000
Step 400: 399000 + 1000 = 400000
Step 401: 400000 + 1000 = 401000
Step 402: 401000 + 1000 = 402000
Step 403: 402000 + 1000 = 403000
Step 404: 403000 + 1000 = 404000
Step 405: 404000 + 1000 = 405000
Step 406: 405000 + 1000 = 406000
Step 407: 406000 + 1000 = 407000
Step 408: 407000 + 1000 = 408000
Step 409: 408000 + 1000 = 409000
Step 410: 409000 + 1000 = 410000
Step 411: 410000 + 1000 = 411000
Step 412: 411000 + 1000 = 412000
Step 413: 412000 + 1000 = 413000
Step 414: 413000 + 1000 = 414000
Step 415: 414000 + 1000 = 415000
Step 416: 415000 + 1000 = 416000
Step 417: 416000 + 1000 = 417000
Step 418: 417000 + 1000 = 418000
Step 419: 418000 + 1000 = 419000
Step 420: 419000 + 1000 = 420000
Step 421: 420000 + 1000 = 421000
Step 422: 421000 + 1000 = 422000
Step 423: 422000 + 1000 = 423000
Step 424: 423000 + 1000 = 424000
Step 425: 424000 + 1000 = 425000
Step 426: 425000 + 1000 = 426000
Step 427: 426000 + 1000 = 427000
Step 428: 427000 + 1000 = 428000
Step 429: 428000 + 1000 = 429000
Step 430: 429000 + 1000 = 430000
Step 431: 430000 + 1000 = 431000
Step 432: 431000 + 1000 = 432000
Step 433: 432000 + 1000 = 433000
Step 434: 433000 + 1000 = 434000
Step 435: 434000 + 1000 = 435000
Step 436: 435000 + 1000 = 436000
Step 437: 436000 + 1000 = 437000
Step 438: 437000 + 1000 = 438000
Step 439: 438000 + 1000 = 439000
Step 440: 439000 + 1000 = 440000
Step 441: 440000 + 1000 = 441000
Step 442: 441000 + 1000 = 442000
Step 443: 442000 + 1000 = 443000
Step 444: 443000 + 1000 = 444000
Step 445: 444000 + 1000 = 445000
Step 446: 445000 + 1000 = 446000
Step 447: 446000 + 1000 = 447000
Step 448: 447000 + 1000 = 448000
Step 449: 448000 + 1000 = 449000
Step 450: 449000 + 1000 = 450000
Step 451: 450000 + 1000 = 451000
Step 452: 451000 + 1000 = 452000
Step 453: 452000 + 1000 = 453000
Step 454: 453000 + 1000 = 454000
Step 455: 454000 + 1000 = 455000
Step 456: 455000 + 1000 = 456000
Step 457: 456000 + 1000 = 457000
Step 458: 457000 + 1000 = 458000
Step 459: 458000 + 1000 = 459000
Step 460: 459000 + 1000 = 460000
Step 461: 460000 + 1000 = 461000
Step 462: 461000 + 1000 = 462000
Step 463: 462000 + 1000 = 463000
Step 464: 463000 + 1000 = 464000
Step 465: 464000 + 1000 = 465000
Step 466: 465000 + 1000 = 466000
Step 467: 466000 + 1000 = 467000
Step 468: 467000 + 1000 = 468000
Step 469: 468000 + 1000 = 469000
Step 470: 469000 + 1000 = 470000
Step 471: 470000 + 1000 = 471000
Step 472: 471000 + 1000 = 472000
Step 473: 472000 + 1000 = 473000
Step 474: 473000 + 1000 = 474000
Step 475: 474000 + 1000 = 475000
Step 476: 475000 + 1000 = 476000
Step 477: 476000 + 1000 = 477000
Step 478: 477000 + 1000 = 478000
Step 479: 478000 + 1000 = 479000
Step 480: 479000 + 1000 = 480000
Step 481: 480000 + 1000 = 481000
Step 482: 481000 + 1000 = 482000
Step 483: 482000 + 1000 = 483000
Step 484: 483000 + 1000 = 484000
Step 485: 484000 + 1000 = 485000
Step 486: 485000 + 1000 = 486000
Step 487: 486000 + 1000 = 487000
Step 488: 487000 + 1000 = 488000
Step 489: 488000 + 1000 = 489000
Step 490: 489000 + 1000 = 490000
Step 491: 490000 + 1000 = 491000
Step 492: 491000 + 1000 = 492000
Step 493: 492000 + 1000 = 493000
Step 494: 493000 + 1000 = 494000
Step 495: 494000 + 1000 = 495000
Step 496: 495000 + 1000 = 496000

So, 1000*496 = 496000