Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 487. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 481. So, we're going to take the number 487 and add it to itself 481 times.
Step 1: 0 + 487 = 487
Step 2: 487 + 487 = 974
Step 3: 974 + 487 = 1461
Step 4: 1461 + 487 = 1948
Step 5: 1948 + 487 = 2435
Step 6: 2435 + 487 = 2922
Step 7: 2922 + 487 = 3409
Step 8: 3409 + 487 = 3896
Step 9: 3896 + 487 = 4383
Step 10: 4383 + 487 = 4870
Step 11: 4870 + 487 = 5357
Step 12: 5357 + 487 = 5844
Step 13: 5844 + 487 = 6331
Step 14: 6331 + 487 = 6818
Step 15: 6818 + 487 = 7305
Step 16: 7305 + 487 = 7792
Step 17: 7792 + 487 = 8279
Step 18: 8279 + 487 = 8766
Step 19: 8766 + 487 = 9253
Step 20: 9253 + 487 = 9740
Step 21: 9740 + 487 = 10227
Step 22: 10227 + 487 = 10714
Step 23: 10714 + 487 = 11201
Step 24: 11201 + 487 = 11688
Step 25: 11688 + 487 = 12175
Step 26: 12175 + 487 = 12662
Step 27: 12662 + 487 = 13149
Step 28: 13149 + 487 = 13636
Step 29: 13636 + 487 = 14123
Step 30: 14123 + 487 = 14610
Step 31: 14610 + 487 = 15097
Step 32: 15097 + 487 = 15584
Step 33: 15584 + 487 = 16071
Step 34: 16071 + 487 = 16558
Step 35: 16558 + 487 = 17045
Step 36: 17045 + 487 = 17532
Step 37: 17532 + 487 = 18019
Step 38: 18019 + 487 = 18506
Step 39: 18506 + 487 = 18993
Step 40: 18993 + 487 = 19480
Step 41: 19480 + 487 = 19967
Step 42: 19967 + 487 = 20454
Step 43: 20454 + 487 = 20941
Step 44: 20941 + 487 = 21428
Step 45: 21428 + 487 = 21915
Step 46: 21915 + 487 = 22402
Step 47: 22402 + 487 = 22889
Step 48: 22889 + 487 = 23376
Step 49: 23376 + 487 = 23863
Step 50: 23863 + 487 = 24350
Step 51: 24350 + 487 = 24837
Step 52: 24837 + 487 = 25324
Step 53: 25324 + 487 = 25811
Step 54: 25811 + 487 = 26298
Step 55: 26298 + 487 = 26785
Step 56: 26785 + 487 = 27272
Step 57: 27272 + 487 = 27759
Step 58: 27759 + 487 = 28246
Step 59: 28246 + 487 = 28733
Step 60: 28733 + 487 = 29220
Step 61: 29220 + 487 = 29707
Step 62: 29707 + 487 = 30194
Step 63: 30194 + 487 = 30681
Step 64: 30681 + 487 = 31168
Step 65: 31168 + 487 = 31655
Step 66: 31655 + 487 = 32142
Step 67: 32142 + 487 = 32629
Step 68: 32629 + 487 = 33116
Step 69: 33116 + 487 = 33603
Step 70: 33603 + 487 = 34090
Step 71: 34090 + 487 = 34577
Step 72: 34577 + 487 = 35064
Step 73: 35064 + 487 = 35551
Step 74: 35551 + 487 = 36038
Step 75: 36038 + 487 = 36525
Step 76: 36525 + 487 = 37012
Step 77: 37012 + 487 = 37499
Step 78: 37499 + 487 = 37986
Step 79: 37986 + 487 = 38473
Step 80: 38473 + 487 = 38960
Step 81: 38960 + 487 = 39447
Step 82: 39447 + 487 = 39934
Step 83: 39934 + 487 = 40421
Step 84: 40421 + 487 = 40908
Step 85: 40908 + 487 = 41395
Step 86: 41395 + 487 = 41882
Step 87: 41882 + 487 = 42369
Step 88: 42369 + 487 = 42856
Step 89: 42856 + 487 = 43343
Step 90: 43343 + 487 = 43830
Step 91: 43830 + 487 = 44317
Step 92: 44317 + 487 = 44804
Step 93: 44804 + 487 = 45291
Step 94: 45291 + 487 = 45778
Step 95: 45778 + 487 = 46265
Step 96: 46265 + 487 = 46752
Step 97: 46752 + 487 = 47239
Step 98: 47239 + 487 = 47726
Step 99: 47726 + 487 = 48213
Step 100: 48213 + 487 = 48700
Step 101: 48700 + 487 = 49187
Step 102: 49187 + 487 = 49674
Step 103: 49674 + 487 = 50161
Step 104: 50161 + 487 = 50648
Step 105: 50648 + 487 = 51135
Step 106: 51135 + 487 = 51622
Step 107: 51622 + 487 = 52109
Step 108: 52109 + 487 = 52596
Step 109: 52596 + 487 = 53083
Step 110: 53083 + 487 = 53570
Step 111: 53570 + 487 = 54057
Step 112: 54057 + 487 = 54544
Step 113: 54544 + 487 = 55031
Step 114: 55031 + 487 = 55518
Step 115: 55518 + 487 = 56005
Step 116: 56005 + 487 = 56492
Step 117: 56492 + 487 = 56979
Step 118: 56979 + 487 = 57466
Step 119: 57466 + 487 = 57953
Step 120: 57953 + 487 = 58440
Step 121: 58440 + 487 = 58927
Step 122: 58927 + 487 = 59414
Step 123: 59414 + 487 = 59901
Step 124: 59901 + 487 = 60388
Step 125: 60388 + 487 = 60875
Step 126: 60875 + 487 = 61362
Step 127: 61362 + 487 = 61849
Step 128: 61849 + 487 = 62336
Step 129: 62336 + 487 = 62823
Step 130: 62823 + 487 = 63310
Step 131: 63310 + 487 = 63797
Step 132: 63797 + 487 = 64284
Step 133: 64284 + 487 = 64771
Step 134: 64771 + 487 = 65258
Step 135: 65258 + 487 = 65745
Step 136: 65745 + 487 = 66232
Step 137: 66232 + 487 = 66719
Step 138: 66719 + 487 = 67206
Step 139: 67206 + 487 = 67693
Step 140: 67693 + 487 = 68180
Step 141: 68180 + 487 = 68667
Step 142: 68667 + 487 = 69154
Step 143: 69154 + 487 = 69641
Step 144: 69641 + 487 = 70128
Step 145: 70128 + 487 = 70615
Step 146: 70615 + 487 = 71102
Step 147: 71102 + 487 = 71589
Step 148: 71589 + 487 = 72076
Step 149: 72076 + 487 = 72563
Step 150: 72563 + 487 = 73050
Step 151: 73050 + 487 = 73537
Step 152: 73537 + 487 = 74024
Step 153: 74024 + 487 = 74511
Step 154: 74511 + 487 = 74998
Step 155: 74998 + 487 = 75485
Step 156: 75485 + 487 = 75972
Step 157: 75972 + 487 = 76459
Step 158: 76459 + 487 = 76946
Step 159: 76946 + 487 = 77433
Step 160: 77433 + 487 = 77920
Step 161: 77920 + 487 = 78407
Step 162: 78407 + 487 = 78894
Step 163: 78894 + 487 = 79381
Step 164: 79381 + 487 = 79868
Step 165: 79868 + 487 = 80355
Step 166: 80355 + 487 = 80842
Step 167: 80842 + 487 = 81329
Step 168: 81329 + 487 = 81816
Step 169: 81816 + 487 = 82303
Step 170: 82303 + 487 = 82790
Step 171: 82790 + 487 = 83277
Step 172: 83277 + 487 = 83764
Step 173: 83764 + 487 = 84251
Step 174: 84251 + 487 = 84738
Step 175: 84738 + 487 = 85225
Step 176: 85225 + 487 = 85712
Step 177: 85712 + 487 = 86199
Step 178: 86199 + 487 = 86686
Step 179: 86686 + 487 = 87173
Step 180: 87173 + 487 = 87660
Step 181: 87660 + 487 = 88147
Step 182: 88147 + 487 = 88634
Step 183: 88634 + 487 = 89121
Step 184: 89121 + 487 = 89608
Step 185: 89608 + 487 = 90095
Step 186: 90095 + 487 = 90582
Step 187: 90582 + 487 = 91069
Step 188: 91069 + 487 = 91556
Step 189: 91556 + 487 = 92043
Step 190: 92043 + 487 = 92530
Step 191: 92530 + 487 = 93017
Step 192: 93017 + 487 = 93504
Step 193: 93504 + 487 = 93991
Step 194: 93991 + 487 = 94478
Step 195: 94478 + 487 = 94965
Step 196: 94965 + 487 = 95452
Step 197: 95452 + 487 = 95939
Step 198: 95939 + 487 = 96426
Step 199: 96426 + 487 = 96913
Step 200: 96913 + 487 = 97400
Step 201: 97400 + 487 = 97887
Step 202: 97887 + 487 = 98374
Step 203: 98374 + 487 = 98861
Step 204: 98861 + 487 = 99348
Step 205: 99348 + 487 = 99835
Step 206: 99835 + 487 = 100322
Step 207: 100322 + 487 = 100809
Step 208: 100809 + 487 = 101296
Step 209: 101296 + 487 = 101783
Step 210: 101783 + 487 = 102270
Step 211: 102270 + 487 = 102757
Step 212: 102757 + 487 = 103244
Step 213: 103244 + 487 = 103731
Step 214: 103731 + 487 = 104218
Step 215: 104218 + 487 = 104705
Step 216: 104705 + 487 = 105192
Step 217: 105192 + 487 = 105679
Step 218: 105679 + 487 = 106166
Step 219: 106166 + 487 = 106653
Step 220: 106653 + 487 = 107140
Step 221: 107140 + 487 = 107627
Step 222: 107627 + 487 = 108114
Step 223: 108114 + 487 = 108601
Step 224: 108601 + 487 = 109088
Step 225: 109088 + 487 = 109575
Step 226: 109575 + 487 = 110062
Step 227: 110062 + 487 = 110549
Step 228: 110549 + 487 = 111036
Step 229: 111036 + 487 = 111523
Step 230: 111523 + 487 = 112010
Step 231: 112010 + 487 = 112497
Step 232: 112497 + 487 = 112984
Step 233: 112984 + 487 = 113471
Step 234: 113471 + 487 = 113958
Step 235: 113958 + 487 = 114445
Step 236: 114445 + 487 = 114932
Step 237: 114932 + 487 = 115419
Step 238: 115419 + 487 = 115906
Step 239: 115906 + 487 = 116393
Step 240: 116393 + 487 = 116880
Step 241: 116880 + 487 = 117367
Step 242: 117367 + 487 = 117854
Step 243: 117854 + 487 = 118341
Step 244: 118341 + 487 = 118828
Step 245: 118828 + 487 = 119315
Step 246: 119315 + 487 = 119802
Step 247: 119802 + 487 = 120289
Step 248: 120289 + 487 = 120776
Step 249: 120776 + 487 = 121263
Step 250: 121263 + 487 = 121750
Step 251: 121750 + 487 = 122237
Step 252: 122237 + 487 = 122724
Step 253: 122724 + 487 = 123211
Step 254: 123211 + 487 = 123698
Step 255: 123698 + 487 = 124185
Step 256: 124185 + 487 = 124672
Step 257: 124672 + 487 = 125159
Step 258: 125159 + 487 = 125646
Step 259: 125646 + 487 = 126133
Step 260: 126133 + 487 = 126620
Step 261: 126620 + 487 = 127107
Step 262: 127107 + 487 = 127594
Step 263: 127594 + 487 = 128081
Step 264: 128081 + 487 = 128568
Step 265: 128568 + 487 = 129055
Step 266: 129055 + 487 = 129542
Step 267: 129542 + 487 = 130029
Step 268: 130029 + 487 = 130516
Step 269: 130516 + 487 = 131003
Step 270: 131003 + 487 = 131490
Step 271: 131490 + 487 = 131977
Step 272: 131977 + 487 = 132464
Step 273: 132464 + 487 = 132951
Step 274: 132951 + 487 = 133438
Step 275: 133438 + 487 = 133925
Step 276: 133925 + 487 = 134412
Step 277: 134412 + 487 = 134899
Step 278: 134899 + 487 = 135386
Step 279: 135386 + 487 = 135873
Step 280: 135873 + 487 = 136360
Step 281: 136360 + 487 = 136847
Step 282: 136847 + 487 = 137334
Step 283: 137334 + 487 = 137821
Step 284: 137821 + 487 = 138308
Step 285: 138308 + 487 = 138795
Step 286: 138795 + 487 = 139282
Step 287: 139282 + 487 = 139769
Step 288: 139769 + 487 = 140256
Step 289: 140256 + 487 = 140743
Step 290: 140743 + 487 = 141230
Step 291: 141230 + 487 = 141717
Step 292: 141717 + 487 = 142204
Step 293: 142204 + 487 = 142691
Step 294: 142691 + 487 = 143178
Step 295: 143178 + 487 = 143665
Step 296: 143665 + 487 = 144152
Step 297: 144152 + 487 = 144639
Step 298: 144639 + 487 = 145126
Step 299: 145126 + 487 = 145613
Step 300: 145613 + 487 = 146100
Step 301: 146100 + 487 = 146587
Step 302: 146587 + 487 = 147074
Step 303: 147074 + 487 = 147561
Step 304: 147561 + 487 = 148048
Step 305: 148048 + 487 = 148535
Step 306: 148535 + 487 = 149022
Step 307: 149022 + 487 = 149509
Step 308: 149509 + 487 = 149996
Step 309: 149996 + 487 = 150483
Step 310: 150483 + 487 = 150970
Step 311: 150970 + 487 = 151457
Step 312: 151457 + 487 = 151944
Step 313: 151944 + 487 = 152431
Step 314: 152431 + 487 = 152918
Step 315: 152918 + 487 = 153405
Step 316: 153405 + 487 = 153892
Step 317: 153892 + 487 = 154379
Step 318: 154379 + 487 = 154866
Step 319: 154866 + 487 = 155353
Step 320: 155353 + 487 = 155840
Step 321: 155840 + 487 = 156327
Step 322: 156327 + 487 = 156814
Step 323: 156814 + 487 = 157301
Step 324: 157301 + 487 = 157788
Step 325: 157788 + 487 = 158275
Step 326: 158275 + 487 = 158762
Step 327: 158762 + 487 = 159249
Step 328: 159249 + 487 = 159736
Step 329: 159736 + 487 = 160223
Step 330: 160223 + 487 = 160710
Step 331: 160710 + 487 = 161197
Step 332: 161197 + 487 = 161684
Step 333: 161684 + 487 = 162171
Step 334: 162171 + 487 = 162658
Step 335: 162658 + 487 = 163145
Step 336: 163145 + 487 = 163632
Step 337: 163632 + 487 = 164119
Step 338: 164119 + 487 = 164606
Step 339: 164606 + 487 = 165093
Step 340: 165093 + 487 = 165580
Step 341: 165580 + 487 = 166067
Step 342: 166067 + 487 = 166554
Step 343: 166554 + 487 = 167041
Step 344: 167041 + 487 = 167528
Step 345: 167528 + 487 = 168015
Step 346: 168015 + 487 = 168502
Step 347: 168502 + 487 = 168989
Step 348: 168989 + 487 = 169476
Step 349: 169476 + 487 = 169963
Step 350: 169963 + 487 = 170450
Step 351: 170450 + 487 = 170937
Step 352: 170937 + 487 = 171424
Step 353: 171424 + 487 = 171911
Step 354: 171911 + 487 = 172398
Step 355: 172398 + 487 = 172885
Step 356: 172885 + 487 = 173372
Step 357: 173372 + 487 = 173859
Step 358: 173859 + 487 = 174346
Step 359: 174346 + 487 = 174833
Step 360: 174833 + 487 = 175320
Step 361: 175320 + 487 = 175807
Step 362: 175807 + 487 = 176294
Step 363: 176294 + 487 = 176781
Step 364: 176781 + 487 = 177268
Step 365: 177268 + 487 = 177755
Step 366: 177755 + 487 = 178242
Step 367: 178242 + 487 = 178729
Step 368: 178729 + 487 = 179216
Step 369: 179216 + 487 = 179703
Step 370: 179703 + 487 = 180190
Step 371: 180190 + 487 = 180677
Step 372: 180677 + 487 = 181164
Step 373: 181164 + 487 = 181651
Step 374: 181651 + 487 = 182138
Step 375: 182138 + 487 = 182625
Step 376: 182625 + 487 = 183112
Step 377: 183112 + 487 = 183599
Step 378: 183599 + 487 = 184086
Step 379: 184086 + 487 = 184573
Step 380: 184573 + 487 = 185060
Step 381: 185060 + 487 = 185547
Step 382: 185547 + 487 = 186034
Step 383: 186034 + 487 = 186521
Step 384: 186521 + 487 = 187008
Step 385: 187008 + 487 = 187495
Step 386: 187495 + 487 = 187982
Step 387: 187982 + 487 = 188469
Step 388: 188469 + 487 = 188956
Step 389: 188956 + 487 = 189443
Step 390: 189443 + 487 = 189930
Step 391: 189930 + 487 = 190417
Step 392: 190417 + 487 = 190904
Step 393: 190904 + 487 = 191391
Step 394: 191391 + 487 = 191878
Step 395: 191878 + 487 = 192365
Step 396: 192365 + 487 = 192852
Step 397: 192852 + 487 = 193339
Step 398: 193339 + 487 = 193826
Step 399: 193826 + 487 = 194313
Step 400: 194313 + 487 = 194800
Step 401: 194800 + 487 = 195287
Step 402: 195287 + 487 = 195774
Step 403: 195774 + 487 = 196261
Step 404: 196261 + 487 = 196748
Step 405: 196748 + 487 = 197235
Step 406: 197235 + 487 = 197722
Step 407: 197722 + 487 = 198209
Step 408: 198209 + 487 = 198696
Step 409: 198696 + 487 = 199183
Step 410: 199183 + 487 = 199670
Step 411: 199670 + 487 = 200157
Step 412: 200157 + 487 = 200644
Step 413: 200644 + 487 = 201131
Step 414: 201131 + 487 = 201618
Step 415: 201618 + 487 = 202105
Step 416: 202105 + 487 = 202592
Step 417: 202592 + 487 = 203079
Step 418: 203079 + 487 = 203566
Step 419: 203566 + 487 = 204053
Step 420: 204053 + 487 = 204540
Step 421: 204540 + 487 = 205027
Step 422: 205027 + 487 = 205514
Step 423: 205514 + 487 = 206001
Step 424: 206001 + 487 = 206488
Step 425: 206488 + 487 = 206975
Step 426: 206975 + 487 = 207462
Step 427: 207462 + 487 = 207949
Step 428: 207949 + 487 = 208436
Step 429: 208436 + 487 = 208923
Step 430: 208923 + 487 = 209410
Step 431: 209410 + 487 = 209897
Step 432: 209897 + 487 = 210384
Step 433: 210384 + 487 = 210871
Step 434: 210871 + 487 = 211358
Step 435: 211358 + 487 = 211845
Step 436: 211845 + 487 = 212332
Step 437: 212332 + 487 = 212819
Step 438: 212819 + 487 = 213306
Step 439: 213306 + 487 = 213793
Step 440: 213793 + 487 = 214280
Step 441: 214280 + 487 = 214767
Step 442: 214767 + 487 = 215254
Step 443: 215254 + 487 = 215741
Step 444: 215741 + 487 = 216228
Step 445: 216228 + 487 = 216715
Step 446: 216715 + 487 = 217202
Step 447: 217202 + 487 = 217689
Step 448: 217689 + 487 = 218176
Step 449: 218176 + 487 = 218663
Step 450: 218663 + 487 = 219150
Step 451: 219150 + 487 = 219637
Step 452: 219637 + 487 = 220124
Step 453: 220124 + 487 = 220611
Step 454: 220611 + 487 = 221098
Step 455: 221098 + 487 = 221585
Step 456: 221585 + 487 = 222072
Step 457: 222072 + 487 = 222559
Step 458: 222559 + 487 = 223046
Step 459: 223046 + 487 = 223533
Step 460: 223533 + 487 = 224020
Step 461: 224020 + 487 = 224507
Step 462: 224507 + 487 = 224994
Step 463: 224994 + 487 = 225481
Step 464: 225481 + 487 = 225968
Step 465: 225968 + 487 = 226455
Step 466: 226455 + 487 = 226942
Step 467: 226942 + 487 = 227429
Step 468: 227429 + 487 = 227916
Step 469: 227916 + 487 = 228403
Step 470: 228403 + 487 = 228890
Step 471: 228890 + 487 = 229377
Step 472: 229377 + 487 = 229864
Step 473: 229864 + 487 = 230351
Step 474: 230351 + 487 = 230838
Step 475: 230838 + 487 = 231325
Step 476: 231325 + 487 = 231812
Step 477: 231812 + 487 = 232299
Step 478: 232299 + 487 = 232786
Step 479: 232786 + 487 = 233273
Step 480: 233273 + 487 = 233760
Step 481: 233760 + 487 = 234247

So, 487*481 = 234247