OK, let's crack this. We're given 993 and our task is to multiply it by 493. Essentially, we'll be adding 993 to itself 493 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
Step 491: 486570 + 993 = 487563
Step 492: 487563 + 993 = 488556
Step 493: 488556 + 993 = 489549

So, 993*493 = 489549