Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 492 and we're going to multiply it by 5, essentially adding 492 to itself 5 times.
Step 1: 0 + 492 = 492
Step 2: 492 + 492 = 984
Step 3: 984 + 492 = 1476
Step 4: 1476 + 492 = 1968
Step 5: 1968 + 492 = 2460

So, 492*5 = 2460