Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 491. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 161. So, we're going to take the number 491 and add it to itself 161 times.
Step 1: 0 + 491 = 491
Step 2: 491 + 491 = 982
Step 3: 982 + 491 = 1473
Step 4: 1473 + 491 = 1964
Step 5: 1964 + 491 = 2455
Step 6: 2455 + 491 = 2946
Step 7: 2946 + 491 = 3437
Step 8: 3437 + 491 = 3928
Step 9: 3928 + 491 = 4419
Step 10: 4419 + 491 = 4910
Step 11: 4910 + 491 = 5401
Step 12: 5401 + 491 = 5892
Step 13: 5892 + 491 = 6383
Step 14: 6383 + 491 = 6874
Step 15: 6874 + 491 = 7365
Step 16: 7365 + 491 = 7856
Step 17: 7856 + 491 = 8347
Step 18: 8347 + 491 = 8838
Step 19: 8838 + 491 = 9329
Step 20: 9329 + 491 = 9820
Step 21: 9820 + 491 = 10311
Step 22: 10311 + 491 = 10802
Step 23: 10802 + 491 = 11293
Step 24: 11293 + 491 = 11784
Step 25: 11784 + 491 = 12275
Step 26: 12275 + 491 = 12766
Step 27: 12766 + 491 = 13257
Step 28: 13257 + 491 = 13748
Step 29: 13748 + 491 = 14239
Step 30: 14239 + 491 = 14730
Step 31: 14730 + 491 = 15221
Step 32: 15221 + 491 = 15712
Step 33: 15712 + 491 = 16203
Step 34: 16203 + 491 = 16694
Step 35: 16694 + 491 = 17185
Step 36: 17185 + 491 = 17676
Step 37: 17676 + 491 = 18167
Step 38: 18167 + 491 = 18658
Step 39: 18658 + 491 = 19149
Step 40: 19149 + 491 = 19640
Step 41: 19640 + 491 = 20131
Step 42: 20131 + 491 = 20622
Step 43: 20622 + 491 = 21113
Step 44: 21113 + 491 = 21604
Step 45: 21604 + 491 = 22095
Step 46: 22095 + 491 = 22586
Step 47: 22586 + 491 = 23077
Step 48: 23077 + 491 = 23568
Step 49: 23568 + 491 = 24059
Step 50: 24059 + 491 = 24550
Step 51: 24550 + 491 = 25041
Step 52: 25041 + 491 = 25532
Step 53: 25532 + 491 = 26023
Step 54: 26023 + 491 = 26514
Step 55: 26514 + 491 = 27005
Step 56: 27005 + 491 = 27496
Step 57: 27496 + 491 = 27987
Step 58: 27987 + 491 = 28478
Step 59: 28478 + 491 = 28969
Step 60: 28969 + 491 = 29460
Step 61: 29460 + 491 = 29951
Step 62: 29951 + 491 = 30442
Step 63: 30442 + 491 = 30933
Step 64: 30933 + 491 = 31424
Step 65: 31424 + 491 = 31915
Step 66: 31915 + 491 = 32406
Step 67: 32406 + 491 = 32897
Step 68: 32897 + 491 = 33388
Step 69: 33388 + 491 = 33879
Step 70: 33879 + 491 = 34370
Step 71: 34370 + 491 = 34861
Step 72: 34861 + 491 = 35352
Step 73: 35352 + 491 = 35843
Step 74: 35843 + 491 = 36334
Step 75: 36334 + 491 = 36825
Step 76: 36825 + 491 = 37316
Step 77: 37316 + 491 = 37807
Step 78: 37807 + 491 = 38298
Step 79: 38298 + 491 = 38789
Step 80: 38789 + 491 = 39280
Step 81: 39280 + 491 = 39771
Step 82: 39771 + 491 = 40262
Step 83: 40262 + 491 = 40753
Step 84: 40753 + 491 = 41244
Step 85: 41244 + 491 = 41735
Step 86: 41735 + 491 = 42226
Step 87: 42226 + 491 = 42717
Step 88: 42717 + 491 = 43208
Step 89: 43208 + 491 = 43699
Step 90: 43699 + 491 = 44190
Step 91: 44190 + 491 = 44681
Step 92: 44681 + 491 = 45172
Step 93: 45172 + 491 = 45663
Step 94: 45663 + 491 = 46154
Step 95: 46154 + 491 = 46645
Step 96: 46645 + 491 = 47136
Step 97: 47136 + 491 = 47627
Step 98: 47627 + 491 = 48118
Step 99: 48118 + 491 = 48609
Step 100: 48609 + 491 = 49100
Step 101: 49100 + 491 = 49591
Step 102: 49591 + 491 = 50082
Step 103: 50082 + 491 = 50573
Step 104: 50573 + 491 = 51064
Step 105: 51064 + 491 = 51555
Step 106: 51555 + 491 = 52046
Step 107: 52046 + 491 = 52537
Step 108: 52537 + 491 = 53028
Step 109: 53028 + 491 = 53519
Step 110: 53519 + 491 = 54010
Step 111: 54010 + 491 = 54501
Step 112: 54501 + 491 = 54992
Step 113: 54992 + 491 = 55483
Step 114: 55483 + 491 = 55974
Step 115: 55974 + 491 = 56465
Step 116: 56465 + 491 = 56956
Step 117: 56956 + 491 = 57447
Step 118: 57447 + 491 = 57938
Step 119: 57938 + 491 = 58429
Step 120: 58429 + 491 = 58920
Step 121: 58920 + 491 = 59411
Step 122: 59411 + 491 = 59902
Step 123: 59902 + 491 = 60393
Step 124: 60393 + 491 = 60884
Step 125: 60884 + 491 = 61375
Step 126: 61375 + 491 = 61866
Step 127: 61866 + 491 = 62357
Step 128: 62357 + 491 = 62848
Step 129: 62848 + 491 = 63339
Step 130: 63339 + 491 = 63830
Step 131: 63830 + 491 = 64321
Step 132: 64321 + 491 = 64812
Step 133: 64812 + 491 = 65303
Step 134: 65303 + 491 = 65794
Step 135: 65794 + 491 = 66285
Step 136: 66285 + 491 = 66776
Step 137: 66776 + 491 = 67267
Step 138: 67267 + 491 = 67758
Step 139: 67758 + 491 = 68249
Step 140: 68249 + 491 = 68740
Step 141: 68740 + 491 = 69231
Step 142: 69231 + 491 = 69722
Step 143: 69722 + 491 = 70213
Step 144: 70213 + 491 = 70704
Step 145: 70704 + 491 = 71195
Step 146: 71195 + 491 = 71686
Step 147: 71686 + 491 = 72177
Step 148: 72177 + 491 = 72668
Step 149: 72668 + 491 = 73159
Step 150: 73159 + 491 = 73650
Step 151: 73650 + 491 = 74141
Step 152: 74141 + 491 = 74632
Step 153: 74632 + 491 = 75123
Step 154: 75123 + 491 = 75614
Step 155: 75614 + 491 = 76105
Step 156: 76105 + 491 = 76596
Step 157: 76596 + 491 = 77087
Step 158: 77087 + 491 = 77578
Step 159: 77578 + 491 = 78069
Step 160: 78069 + 491 = 78560
Step 161: 78560 + 491 = 79051

So, 491*161 = 79051