Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 496 and we're going to multiply it by 4, essentially adding 496 to itself 4 times.
Step 1: 0 + 496 = 496
Step 2: 496 + 496 = 992
Step 3: 992 + 496 = 1488
Step 4: 1488 + 496 = 1984

So, 496*4 = 1984