OK, let's crack this. We're given 294 and our task is to multiply it by 491. Essentially, we'll be adding 294 to itself 491 times.
Step 1: 0 + 294 = 294
Step 2: 294 + 294 = 588
Step 3: 588 + 294 = 882
Step 4: 882 + 294 = 1176
Step 5: 1176 + 294 = 1470
Step 6: 1470 + 294 = 1764
Step 7: 1764 + 294 = 2058
Step 8: 2058 + 294 = 2352
Step 9: 2352 + 294 = 2646
Step 10: 2646 + 294 = 2940
Step 11: 2940 + 294 = 3234
Step 12: 3234 + 294 = 3528
Step 13: 3528 + 294 = 3822
Step 14: 3822 + 294 = 4116
Step 15: 4116 + 294 = 4410
Step 16: 4410 + 294 = 4704
Step 17: 4704 + 294 = 4998
Step 18: 4998 + 294 = 5292
Step 19: 5292 + 294 = 5586
Step 20: 5586 + 294 = 5880
Step 21: 5880 + 294 = 6174
Step 22: 6174 + 294 = 6468
Step 23: 6468 + 294 = 6762
Step 24: 6762 + 294 = 7056
Step 25: 7056 + 294 = 7350
Step 26: 7350 + 294 = 7644
Step 27: 7644 + 294 = 7938
Step 28: 7938 + 294 = 8232
Step 29: 8232 + 294 = 8526
Step 30: 8526 + 294 = 8820
Step 31: 8820 + 294 = 9114
Step 32: 9114 + 294 = 9408
Step 33: 9408 + 294 = 9702
Step 34: 9702 + 294 = 9996
Step 35: 9996 + 294 = 10290
Step 36: 10290 + 294 = 10584
Step 37: 10584 + 294 = 10878
Step 38: 10878 + 294 = 11172
Step 39: 11172 + 294 = 11466
Step 40: 11466 + 294 = 11760
Step 41: 11760 + 294 = 12054
Step 42: 12054 + 294 = 12348
Step 43: 12348 + 294 = 12642
Step 44: 12642 + 294 = 12936
Step 45: 12936 + 294 = 13230
Step 46: 13230 + 294 = 13524
Step 47: 13524 + 294 = 13818
Step 48: 13818 + 294 = 14112
Step 49: 14112 + 294 = 14406
Step 50: 14406 + 294 = 14700
Step 51: 14700 + 294 = 14994
Step 52: 14994 + 294 = 15288
Step 53: 15288 + 294 = 15582
Step 54: 15582 + 294 = 15876
Step 55: 15876 + 294 = 16170
Step 56: 16170 + 294 = 16464
Step 57: 16464 + 294 = 16758
Step 58: 16758 + 294 = 17052
Step 59: 17052 + 294 = 17346
Step 60: 17346 + 294 = 17640
Step 61: 17640 + 294 = 17934
Step 62: 17934 + 294 = 18228
Step 63: 18228 + 294 = 18522
Step 64: 18522 + 294 = 18816
Step 65: 18816 + 294 = 19110
Step 66: 19110 + 294 = 19404
Step 67: 19404 + 294 = 19698
Step 68: 19698 + 294 = 19992
Step 69: 19992 + 294 = 20286
Step 70: 20286 + 294 = 20580
Step 71: 20580 + 294 = 20874
Step 72: 20874 + 294 = 21168
Step 73: 21168 + 294 = 21462
Step 74: 21462 + 294 = 21756
Step 75: 21756 + 294 = 22050
Step 76: 22050 + 294 = 22344
Step 77: 22344 + 294 = 22638
Step 78: 22638 + 294 = 22932
Step 79: 22932 + 294 = 23226
Step 80: 23226 + 294 = 23520
Step 81: 23520 + 294 = 23814
Step 82: 23814 + 294 = 24108
Step 83: 24108 + 294 = 24402
Step 84: 24402 + 294 = 24696
Step 85: 24696 + 294 = 24990
Step 86: 24990 + 294 = 25284
Step 87: 25284 + 294 = 25578
Step 88: 25578 + 294 = 25872
Step 89: 25872 + 294 = 26166
Step 90: 26166 + 294 = 26460
Step 91: 26460 + 294 = 26754
Step 92: 26754 + 294 = 27048
Step 93: 27048 + 294 = 27342
Step 94: 27342 + 294 = 27636
Step 95: 27636 + 294 = 27930
Step 96: 27930 + 294 = 28224
Step 97: 28224 + 294 = 28518
Step 98: 28518 + 294 = 28812
Step 99: 28812 + 294 = 29106
Step 100: 29106 + 294 = 29400
Step 101: 29400 + 294 = 29694
Step 102: 29694 + 294 = 29988
Step 103: 29988 + 294 = 30282
Step 104: 30282 + 294 = 30576
Step 105: 30576 + 294 = 30870
Step 106: 30870 + 294 = 31164
Step 107: 31164 + 294 = 31458
Step 108: 31458 + 294 = 31752
Step 109: 31752 + 294 = 32046
Step 110: 32046 + 294 = 32340
Step 111: 32340 + 294 = 32634
Step 112: 32634 + 294 = 32928
Step 113: 32928 + 294 = 33222
Step 114: 33222 + 294 = 33516
Step 115: 33516 + 294 = 33810
Step 116: 33810 + 294 = 34104
Step 117: 34104 + 294 = 34398
Step 118: 34398 + 294 = 34692
Step 119: 34692 + 294 = 34986
Step 120: 34986 + 294 = 35280
Step 121: 35280 + 294 = 35574
Step 122: 35574 + 294 = 35868
Step 123: 35868 + 294 = 36162
Step 124: 36162 + 294 = 36456
Step 125: 36456 + 294 = 36750
Step 126: 36750 + 294 = 37044
Step 127: 37044 + 294 = 37338
Step 128: 37338 + 294 = 37632
Step 129: 37632 + 294 = 37926
Step 130: 37926 + 294 = 38220
Step 131: 38220 + 294 = 38514
Step 132: 38514 + 294 = 38808
Step 133: 38808 + 294 = 39102
Step 134: 39102 + 294 = 39396
Step 135: 39396 + 294 = 39690
Step 136: 39690 + 294 = 39984
Step 137: 39984 + 294 = 40278
Step 138: 40278 + 294 = 40572
Step 139: 40572 + 294 = 40866
Step 140: 40866 + 294 = 41160
Step 141: 41160 + 294 = 41454
Step 142: 41454 + 294 = 41748
Step 143: 41748 + 294 = 42042
Step 144: 42042 + 294 = 42336
Step 145: 42336 + 294 = 42630
Step 146: 42630 + 294 = 42924
Step 147: 42924 + 294 = 43218
Step 148: 43218 + 294 = 43512
Step 149: 43512 + 294 = 43806
Step 150: 43806 + 294 = 44100
Step 151: 44100 + 294 = 44394
Step 152: 44394 + 294 = 44688
Step 153: 44688 + 294 = 44982
Step 154: 44982 + 294 = 45276
Step 155: 45276 + 294 = 45570
Step 156: 45570 + 294 = 45864
Step 157: 45864 + 294 = 46158
Step 158: 46158 + 294 = 46452
Step 159: 46452 + 294 = 46746
Step 160: 46746 + 294 = 47040
Step 161: 47040 + 294 = 47334
Step 162: 47334 + 294 = 47628
Step 163: 47628 + 294 = 47922
Step 164: 47922 + 294 = 48216
Step 165: 48216 + 294 = 48510
Step 166: 48510 + 294 = 48804
Step 167: 48804 + 294 = 49098
Step 168: 49098 + 294 = 49392
Step 169: 49392 + 294 = 49686
Step 170: 49686 + 294 = 49980
Step 171: 49980 + 294 = 50274
Step 172: 50274 + 294 = 50568
Step 173: 50568 + 294 = 50862
Step 174: 50862 + 294 = 51156
Step 175: 51156 + 294 = 51450
Step 176: 51450 + 294 = 51744
Step 177: 51744 + 294 = 52038
Step 178: 52038 + 294 = 52332
Step 179: 52332 + 294 = 52626
Step 180: 52626 + 294 = 52920
Step 181: 52920 + 294 = 53214
Step 182: 53214 + 294 = 53508
Step 183: 53508 + 294 = 53802
Step 184: 53802 + 294 = 54096
Step 185: 54096 + 294 = 54390
Step 186: 54390 + 294 = 54684
Step 187: 54684 + 294 = 54978
Step 188: 54978 + 294 = 55272
Step 189: 55272 + 294 = 55566
Step 190: 55566 + 294 = 55860
Step 191: 55860 + 294 = 56154
Step 192: 56154 + 294 = 56448
Step 193: 56448 + 294 = 56742
Step 194: 56742 + 294 = 57036
Step 195: 57036 + 294 = 57330
Step 196: 57330 + 294 = 57624
Step 197: 57624 + 294 = 57918
Step 198: 57918 + 294 = 58212
Step 199: 58212 + 294 = 58506
Step 200: 58506 + 294 = 58800
Step 201: 58800 + 294 = 59094
Step 202: 59094 + 294 = 59388
Step 203: 59388 + 294 = 59682
Step 204: 59682 + 294 = 59976
Step 205: 59976 + 294 = 60270
Step 206: 60270 + 294 = 60564
Step 207: 60564 + 294 = 60858
Step 208: 60858 + 294 = 61152
Step 209: 61152 + 294 = 61446
Step 210: 61446 + 294 = 61740
Step 211: 61740 + 294 = 62034
Step 212: 62034 + 294 = 62328
Step 213: 62328 + 294 = 62622
Step 214: 62622 + 294 = 62916
Step 215: 62916 + 294 = 63210
Step 216: 63210 + 294 = 63504
Step 217: 63504 + 294 = 63798
Step 218: 63798 + 294 = 64092
Step 219: 64092 + 294 = 64386
Step 220: 64386 + 294 = 64680
Step 221: 64680 + 294 = 64974
Step 222: 64974 + 294 = 65268
Step 223: 65268 + 294 = 65562
Step 224: 65562 + 294 = 65856
Step 225: 65856 + 294 = 66150
Step 226: 66150 + 294 = 66444
Step 227: 66444 + 294 = 66738
Step 228: 66738 + 294 = 67032
Step 229: 67032 + 294 = 67326
Step 230: 67326 + 294 = 67620
Step 231: 67620 + 294 = 67914
Step 232: 67914 + 294 = 68208
Step 233: 68208 + 294 = 68502
Step 234: 68502 + 294 = 68796
Step 235: 68796 + 294 = 69090
Step 236: 69090 + 294 = 69384
Step 237: 69384 + 294 = 69678
Step 238: 69678 + 294 = 69972
Step 239: 69972 + 294 = 70266
Step 240: 70266 + 294 = 70560
Step 241: 70560 + 294 = 70854
Step 242: 70854 + 294 = 71148
Step 243: 71148 + 294 = 71442
Step 244: 71442 + 294 = 71736
Step 245: 71736 + 294 = 72030
Step 246: 72030 + 294 = 72324
Step 247: 72324 + 294 = 72618
Step 248: 72618 + 294 = 72912
Step 249: 72912 + 294 = 73206
Step 250: 73206 + 294 = 73500
Step 251: 73500 + 294 = 73794
Step 252: 73794 + 294 = 74088
Step 253: 74088 + 294 = 74382
Step 254: 74382 + 294 = 74676
Step 255: 74676 + 294 = 74970
Step 256: 74970 + 294 = 75264
Step 257: 75264 + 294 = 75558
Step 258: 75558 + 294 = 75852
Step 259: 75852 + 294 = 76146
Step 260: 76146 + 294 = 76440
Step 261: 76440 + 294 = 76734
Step 262: 76734 + 294 = 77028
Step 263: 77028 + 294 = 77322
Step 264: 77322 + 294 = 77616
Step 265: 77616 + 294 = 77910
Step 266: 77910 + 294 = 78204
Step 267: 78204 + 294 = 78498
Step 268: 78498 + 294 = 78792
Step 269: 78792 + 294 = 79086
Step 270: 79086 + 294 = 79380
Step 271: 79380 + 294 = 79674
Step 272: 79674 + 294 = 79968
Step 273: 79968 + 294 = 80262
Step 274: 80262 + 294 = 80556
Step 275: 80556 + 294 = 80850
Step 276: 80850 + 294 = 81144
Step 277: 81144 + 294 = 81438
Step 278: 81438 + 294 = 81732
Step 279: 81732 + 294 = 82026
Step 280: 82026 + 294 = 82320
Step 281: 82320 + 294 = 82614
Step 282: 82614 + 294 = 82908
Step 283: 82908 + 294 = 83202
Step 284: 83202 + 294 = 83496
Step 285: 83496 + 294 = 83790
Step 286: 83790 + 294 = 84084
Step 287: 84084 + 294 = 84378
Step 288: 84378 + 294 = 84672
Step 289: 84672 + 294 = 84966
Step 290: 84966 + 294 = 85260
Step 291: 85260 + 294 = 85554
Step 292: 85554 + 294 = 85848
Step 293: 85848 + 294 = 86142
Step 294: 86142 + 294 = 86436
Step 295: 86436 + 294 = 86730
Step 296: 86730 + 294 = 87024
Step 297: 87024 + 294 = 87318
Step 298: 87318 + 294 = 87612
Step 299: 87612 + 294 = 87906
Step 300: 87906 + 294 = 88200
Step 301: 88200 + 294 = 88494
Step 302: 88494 + 294 = 88788
Step 303: 88788 + 294 = 89082
Step 304: 89082 + 294 = 89376
Step 305: 89376 + 294 = 89670
Step 306: 89670 + 294 = 89964
Step 307: 89964 + 294 = 90258
Step 308: 90258 + 294 = 90552
Step 309: 90552 + 294 = 90846
Step 310: 90846 + 294 = 91140
Step 311: 91140 + 294 = 91434
Step 312: 91434 + 294 = 91728
Step 313: 91728 + 294 = 92022
Step 314: 92022 + 294 = 92316
Step 315: 92316 + 294 = 92610
Step 316: 92610 + 294 = 92904
Step 317: 92904 + 294 = 93198
Step 318: 93198 + 294 = 93492
Step 319: 93492 + 294 = 93786
Step 320: 93786 + 294 = 94080
Step 321: 94080 + 294 = 94374
Step 322: 94374 + 294 = 94668
Step 323: 94668 + 294 = 94962
Step 324: 94962 + 294 = 95256
Step 325: 95256 + 294 = 95550
Step 326: 95550 + 294 = 95844
Step 327: 95844 + 294 = 96138
Step 328: 96138 + 294 = 96432
Step 329: 96432 + 294 = 96726
Step 330: 96726 + 294 = 97020
Step 331: 97020 + 294 = 97314
Step 332: 97314 + 294 = 97608
Step 333: 97608 + 294 = 97902
Step 334: 97902 + 294 = 98196
Step 335: 98196 + 294 = 98490
Step 336: 98490 + 294 = 98784
Step 337: 98784 + 294 = 99078
Step 338: 99078 + 294 = 99372
Step 339: 99372 + 294 = 99666
Step 340: 99666 + 294 = 99960
Step 341: 99960 + 294 = 100254
Step 342: 100254 + 294 = 100548
Step 343: 100548 + 294 = 100842
Step 344: 100842 + 294 = 101136
Step 345: 101136 + 294 = 101430
Step 346: 101430 + 294 = 101724
Step 347: 101724 + 294 = 102018
Step 348: 102018 + 294 = 102312
Step 349: 102312 + 294 = 102606
Step 350: 102606 + 294 = 102900
Step 351: 102900 + 294 = 103194
Step 352: 103194 + 294 = 103488
Step 353: 103488 + 294 = 103782
Step 354: 103782 + 294 = 104076
Step 355: 104076 + 294 = 104370
Step 356: 104370 + 294 = 104664
Step 357: 104664 + 294 = 104958
Step 358: 104958 + 294 = 105252
Step 359: 105252 + 294 = 105546
Step 360: 105546 + 294 = 105840
Step 361: 105840 + 294 = 106134
Step 362: 106134 + 294 = 106428
Step 363: 106428 + 294 = 106722
Step 364: 106722 + 294 = 107016
Step 365: 107016 + 294 = 107310
Step 366: 107310 + 294 = 107604
Step 367: 107604 + 294 = 107898
Step 368: 107898 + 294 = 108192
Step 369: 108192 + 294 = 108486
Step 370: 108486 + 294 = 108780
Step 371: 108780 + 294 = 109074
Step 372: 109074 + 294 = 109368
Step 373: 109368 + 294 = 109662
Step 374: 109662 + 294 = 109956
Step 375: 109956 + 294 = 110250
Step 376: 110250 + 294 = 110544
Step 377: 110544 + 294 = 110838
Step 378: 110838 + 294 = 111132
Step 379: 111132 + 294 = 111426
Step 380: 111426 + 294 = 111720
Step 381: 111720 + 294 = 112014
Step 382: 112014 + 294 = 112308
Step 383: 112308 + 294 = 112602
Step 384: 112602 + 294 = 112896
Step 385: 112896 + 294 = 113190
Step 386: 113190 + 294 = 113484
Step 387: 113484 + 294 = 113778
Step 388: 113778 + 294 = 114072
Step 389: 114072 + 294 = 114366
Step 390: 114366 + 294 = 114660
Step 391: 114660 + 294 = 114954
Step 392: 114954 + 294 = 115248
Step 393: 115248 + 294 = 115542
Step 394: 115542 + 294 = 115836
Step 395: 115836 + 294 = 116130
Step 396: 116130 + 294 = 116424
Step 397: 116424 + 294 = 116718
Step 398: 116718 + 294 = 117012
Step 399: 117012 + 294 = 117306
Step 400: 117306 + 294 = 117600
Step 401: 117600 + 294 = 117894
Step 402: 117894 + 294 = 118188
Step 403: 118188 + 294 = 118482
Step 404: 118482 + 294 = 118776
Step 405: 118776 + 294 = 119070
Step 406: 119070 + 294 = 119364
Step 407: 119364 + 294 = 119658
Step 408: 119658 + 294 = 119952
Step 409: 119952 + 294 = 120246
Step 410: 120246 + 294 = 120540
Step 411: 120540 + 294 = 120834
Step 412: 120834 + 294 = 121128
Step 413: 121128 + 294 = 121422
Step 414: 121422 + 294 = 121716
Step 415: 121716 + 294 = 122010
Step 416: 122010 + 294 = 122304
Step 417: 122304 + 294 = 122598
Step 418: 122598 + 294 = 122892
Step 419: 122892 + 294 = 123186
Step 420: 123186 + 294 = 123480
Step 421: 123480 + 294 = 123774
Step 422: 123774 + 294 = 124068
Step 423: 124068 + 294 = 124362
Step 424: 124362 + 294 = 124656
Step 425: 124656 + 294 = 124950
Step 426: 124950 + 294 = 125244
Step 427: 125244 + 294 = 125538
Step 428: 125538 + 294 = 125832
Step 429: 125832 + 294 = 126126
Step 430: 126126 + 294 = 126420
Step 431: 126420 + 294 = 126714
Step 432: 126714 + 294 = 127008
Step 433: 127008 + 294 = 127302
Step 434: 127302 + 294 = 127596
Step 435: 127596 + 294 = 127890
Step 436: 127890 + 294 = 128184
Step 437: 128184 + 294 = 128478
Step 438: 128478 + 294 = 128772
Step 439: 128772 + 294 = 129066
Step 440: 129066 + 294 = 129360
Step 441: 129360 + 294 = 129654
Step 442: 129654 + 294 = 129948
Step 443: 129948 + 294 = 130242
Step 444: 130242 + 294 = 130536
Step 445: 130536 + 294 = 130830
Step 446: 130830 + 294 = 131124
Step 447: 131124 + 294 = 131418
Step 448: 131418 + 294 = 131712
Step 449: 131712 + 294 = 132006
Step 450: 132006 + 294 = 132300
Step 451: 132300 + 294 = 132594
Step 452: 132594 + 294 = 132888
Step 453: 132888 + 294 = 133182
Step 454: 133182 + 294 = 133476
Step 455: 133476 + 294 = 133770
Step 456: 133770 + 294 = 134064
Step 457: 134064 + 294 = 134358
Step 458: 134358 + 294 = 134652
Step 459: 134652 + 294 = 134946
Step 460: 134946 + 294 = 135240
Step 461: 135240 + 294 = 135534
Step 462: 135534 + 294 = 135828
Step 463: 135828 + 294 = 136122
Step 464: 136122 + 294 = 136416
Step 465: 136416 + 294 = 136710
Step 466: 136710 + 294 = 137004
Step 467: 137004 + 294 = 137298
Step 468: 137298 + 294 = 137592
Step 469: 137592 + 294 = 137886
Step 470: 137886 + 294 = 138180
Step 471: 138180 + 294 = 138474
Step 472: 138474 + 294 = 138768
Step 473: 138768 + 294 = 139062
Step 474: 139062 + 294 = 139356
Step 475: 139356 + 294 = 139650
Step 476: 139650 + 294 = 139944
Step 477: 139944 + 294 = 140238
Step 478: 140238 + 294 = 140532
Step 479: 140532 + 294 = 140826
Step 480: 140826 + 294 = 141120
Step 481: 141120 + 294 = 141414
Step 482: 141414 + 294 = 141708
Step 483: 141708 + 294 = 142002
Step 484: 142002 + 294 = 142296
Step 485: 142296 + 294 = 142590
Step 486: 142590 + 294 = 142884
Step 487: 142884 + 294 = 143178
Step 488: 143178 + 294 = 143472
Step 489: 143472 + 294 = 143766
Step 490: 143766 + 294 = 144060
Step 491: 144060 + 294 = 144354

So, 294*491 = 144354