Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 538. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 469. So, we're going to take the number 538 and add it to itself 469 times.
Step 1: 0 + 538 = 538
Step 2: 538 + 538 = 1076
Step 3: 1076 + 538 = 1614
Step 4: 1614 + 538 = 2152
Step 5: 2152 + 538 = 2690
Step 6: 2690 + 538 = 3228
Step 7: 3228 + 538 = 3766
Step 8: 3766 + 538 = 4304
Step 9: 4304 + 538 = 4842
Step 10: 4842 + 538 = 5380
Step 11: 5380 + 538 = 5918
Step 12: 5918 + 538 = 6456
Step 13: 6456 + 538 = 6994
Step 14: 6994 + 538 = 7532
Step 15: 7532 + 538 = 8070
Step 16: 8070 + 538 = 8608
Step 17: 8608 + 538 = 9146
Step 18: 9146 + 538 = 9684
Step 19: 9684 + 538 = 10222
Step 20: 10222 + 538 = 10760
Step 21: 10760 + 538 = 11298
Step 22: 11298 + 538 = 11836
Step 23: 11836 + 538 = 12374
Step 24: 12374 + 538 = 12912
Step 25: 12912 + 538 = 13450
Step 26: 13450 + 538 = 13988
Step 27: 13988 + 538 = 14526
Step 28: 14526 + 538 = 15064
Step 29: 15064 + 538 = 15602
Step 30: 15602 + 538 = 16140
Step 31: 16140 + 538 = 16678
Step 32: 16678 + 538 = 17216
Step 33: 17216 + 538 = 17754
Step 34: 17754 + 538 = 18292
Step 35: 18292 + 538 = 18830
Step 36: 18830 + 538 = 19368
Step 37: 19368 + 538 = 19906
Step 38: 19906 + 538 = 20444
Step 39: 20444 + 538 = 20982
Step 40: 20982 + 538 = 21520
Step 41: 21520 + 538 = 22058
Step 42: 22058 + 538 = 22596
Step 43: 22596 + 538 = 23134
Step 44: 23134 + 538 = 23672
Step 45: 23672 + 538 = 24210
Step 46: 24210 + 538 = 24748
Step 47: 24748 + 538 = 25286
Step 48: 25286 + 538 = 25824
Step 49: 25824 + 538 = 26362
Step 50: 26362 + 538 = 26900
Step 51: 26900 + 538 = 27438
Step 52: 27438 + 538 = 27976
Step 53: 27976 + 538 = 28514
Step 54: 28514 + 538 = 29052
Step 55: 29052 + 538 = 29590
Step 56: 29590 + 538 = 30128
Step 57: 30128 + 538 = 30666
Step 58: 30666 + 538 = 31204
Step 59: 31204 + 538 = 31742
Step 60: 31742 + 538 = 32280
Step 61: 32280 + 538 = 32818
Step 62: 32818 + 538 = 33356
Step 63: 33356 + 538 = 33894
Step 64: 33894 + 538 = 34432
Step 65: 34432 + 538 = 34970
Step 66: 34970 + 538 = 35508
Step 67: 35508 + 538 = 36046
Step 68: 36046 + 538 = 36584
Step 69: 36584 + 538 = 37122
Step 70: 37122 + 538 = 37660
Step 71: 37660 + 538 = 38198
Step 72: 38198 + 538 = 38736
Step 73: 38736 + 538 = 39274
Step 74: 39274 + 538 = 39812
Step 75: 39812 + 538 = 40350
Step 76: 40350 + 538 = 40888
Step 77: 40888 + 538 = 41426
Step 78: 41426 + 538 = 41964
Step 79: 41964 + 538 = 42502
Step 80: 42502 + 538 = 43040
Step 81: 43040 + 538 = 43578
Step 82: 43578 + 538 = 44116
Step 83: 44116 + 538 = 44654
Step 84: 44654 + 538 = 45192
Step 85: 45192 + 538 = 45730
Step 86: 45730 + 538 = 46268
Step 87: 46268 + 538 = 46806
Step 88: 46806 + 538 = 47344
Step 89: 47344 + 538 = 47882
Step 90: 47882 + 538 = 48420
Step 91: 48420 + 538 = 48958
Step 92: 48958 + 538 = 49496
Step 93: 49496 + 538 = 50034
Step 94: 50034 + 538 = 50572
Step 95: 50572 + 538 = 51110
Step 96: 51110 + 538 = 51648
Step 97: 51648 + 538 = 52186
Step 98: 52186 + 538 = 52724
Step 99: 52724 + 538 = 53262
Step 100: 53262 + 538 = 53800
Step 101: 53800 + 538 = 54338
Step 102: 54338 + 538 = 54876
Step 103: 54876 + 538 = 55414
Step 104: 55414 + 538 = 55952
Step 105: 55952 + 538 = 56490
Step 106: 56490 + 538 = 57028
Step 107: 57028 + 538 = 57566
Step 108: 57566 + 538 = 58104
Step 109: 58104 + 538 = 58642
Step 110: 58642 + 538 = 59180
Step 111: 59180 + 538 = 59718
Step 112: 59718 + 538 = 60256
Step 113: 60256 + 538 = 60794
Step 114: 60794 + 538 = 61332
Step 115: 61332 + 538 = 61870
Step 116: 61870 + 538 = 62408
Step 117: 62408 + 538 = 62946
Step 118: 62946 + 538 = 63484
Step 119: 63484 + 538 = 64022
Step 120: 64022 + 538 = 64560
Step 121: 64560 + 538 = 65098
Step 122: 65098 + 538 = 65636
Step 123: 65636 + 538 = 66174
Step 124: 66174 + 538 = 66712
Step 125: 66712 + 538 = 67250
Step 126: 67250 + 538 = 67788
Step 127: 67788 + 538 = 68326
Step 128: 68326 + 538 = 68864
Step 129: 68864 + 538 = 69402
Step 130: 69402 + 538 = 69940
Step 131: 69940 + 538 = 70478
Step 132: 70478 + 538 = 71016
Step 133: 71016 + 538 = 71554
Step 134: 71554 + 538 = 72092
Step 135: 72092 + 538 = 72630
Step 136: 72630 + 538 = 73168
Step 137: 73168 + 538 = 73706
Step 138: 73706 + 538 = 74244
Step 139: 74244 + 538 = 74782
Step 140: 74782 + 538 = 75320
Step 141: 75320 + 538 = 75858
Step 142: 75858 + 538 = 76396
Step 143: 76396 + 538 = 76934
Step 144: 76934 + 538 = 77472
Step 145: 77472 + 538 = 78010
Step 146: 78010 + 538 = 78548
Step 147: 78548 + 538 = 79086
Step 148: 79086 + 538 = 79624
Step 149: 79624 + 538 = 80162
Step 150: 80162 + 538 = 80700
Step 151: 80700 + 538 = 81238
Step 152: 81238 + 538 = 81776
Step 153: 81776 + 538 = 82314
Step 154: 82314 + 538 = 82852
Step 155: 82852 + 538 = 83390
Step 156: 83390 + 538 = 83928
Step 157: 83928 + 538 = 84466
Step 158: 84466 + 538 = 85004
Step 159: 85004 + 538 = 85542
Step 160: 85542 + 538 = 86080
Step 161: 86080 + 538 = 86618
Step 162: 86618 + 538 = 87156
Step 163: 87156 + 538 = 87694
Step 164: 87694 + 538 = 88232
Step 165: 88232 + 538 = 88770
Step 166: 88770 + 538 = 89308
Step 167: 89308 + 538 = 89846
Step 168: 89846 + 538 = 90384
Step 169: 90384 + 538 = 90922
Step 170: 90922 + 538 = 91460
Step 171: 91460 + 538 = 91998
Step 172: 91998 + 538 = 92536
Step 173: 92536 + 538 = 93074
Step 174: 93074 + 538 = 93612
Step 175: 93612 + 538 = 94150
Step 176: 94150 + 538 = 94688
Step 177: 94688 + 538 = 95226
Step 178: 95226 + 538 = 95764
Step 179: 95764 + 538 = 96302
Step 180: 96302 + 538 = 96840
Step 181: 96840 + 538 = 97378
Step 182: 97378 + 538 = 97916
Step 183: 97916 + 538 = 98454
Step 184: 98454 + 538 = 98992
Step 185: 98992 + 538 = 99530
Step 186: 99530 + 538 = 100068
Step 187: 100068 + 538 = 100606
Step 188: 100606 + 538 = 101144
Step 189: 101144 + 538 = 101682
Step 190: 101682 + 538 = 102220
Step 191: 102220 + 538 = 102758
Step 192: 102758 + 538 = 103296
Step 193: 103296 + 538 = 103834
Step 194: 103834 + 538 = 104372
Step 195: 104372 + 538 = 104910
Step 196: 104910 + 538 = 105448
Step 197: 105448 + 538 = 105986
Step 198: 105986 + 538 = 106524
Step 199: 106524 + 538 = 107062
Step 200: 107062 + 538 = 107600
Step 201: 107600 + 538 = 108138
Step 202: 108138 + 538 = 108676
Step 203: 108676 + 538 = 109214
Step 204: 109214 + 538 = 109752
Step 205: 109752 + 538 = 110290
Step 206: 110290 + 538 = 110828
Step 207: 110828 + 538 = 111366
Step 208: 111366 + 538 = 111904
Step 209: 111904 + 538 = 112442
Step 210: 112442 + 538 = 112980
Step 211: 112980 + 538 = 113518
Step 212: 113518 + 538 = 114056
Step 213: 114056 + 538 = 114594
Step 214: 114594 + 538 = 115132
Step 215: 115132 + 538 = 115670
Step 216: 115670 + 538 = 116208
Step 217: 116208 + 538 = 116746
Step 218: 116746 + 538 = 117284
Step 219: 117284 + 538 = 117822
Step 220: 117822 + 538 = 118360
Step 221: 118360 + 538 = 118898
Step 222: 118898 + 538 = 119436
Step 223: 119436 + 538 = 119974
Step 224: 119974 + 538 = 120512
Step 225: 120512 + 538 = 121050
Step 226: 121050 + 538 = 121588
Step 227: 121588 + 538 = 122126
Step 228: 122126 + 538 = 122664
Step 229: 122664 + 538 = 123202
Step 230: 123202 + 538 = 123740
Step 231: 123740 + 538 = 124278
Step 232: 124278 + 538 = 124816
Step 233: 124816 + 538 = 125354
Step 234: 125354 + 538 = 125892
Step 235: 125892 + 538 = 126430
Step 236: 126430 + 538 = 126968
Step 237: 126968 + 538 = 127506
Step 238: 127506 + 538 = 128044
Step 239: 128044 + 538 = 128582
Step 240: 128582 + 538 = 129120
Step 241: 129120 + 538 = 129658
Step 242: 129658 + 538 = 130196
Step 243: 130196 + 538 = 130734
Step 244: 130734 + 538 = 131272
Step 245: 131272 + 538 = 131810
Step 246: 131810 + 538 = 132348
Step 247: 132348 + 538 = 132886
Step 248: 132886 + 538 = 133424
Step 249: 133424 + 538 = 133962
Step 250: 133962 + 538 = 134500
Step 251: 134500 + 538 = 135038
Step 252: 135038 + 538 = 135576
Step 253: 135576 + 538 = 136114
Step 254: 136114 + 538 = 136652
Step 255: 136652 + 538 = 137190
Step 256: 137190 + 538 = 137728
Step 257: 137728 + 538 = 138266
Step 258: 138266 + 538 = 138804
Step 259: 138804 + 538 = 139342
Step 260: 139342 + 538 = 139880
Step 261: 139880 + 538 = 140418
Step 262: 140418 + 538 = 140956
Step 263: 140956 + 538 = 141494
Step 264: 141494 + 538 = 142032
Step 265: 142032 + 538 = 142570
Step 266: 142570 + 538 = 143108
Step 267: 143108 + 538 = 143646
Step 268: 143646 + 538 = 144184
Step 269: 144184 + 538 = 144722
Step 270: 144722 + 538 = 145260
Step 271: 145260 + 538 = 145798
Step 272: 145798 + 538 = 146336
Step 273: 146336 + 538 = 146874
Step 274: 146874 + 538 = 147412
Step 275: 147412 + 538 = 147950
Step 276: 147950 + 538 = 148488
Step 277: 148488 + 538 = 149026
Step 278: 149026 + 538 = 149564
Step 279: 149564 + 538 = 150102
Step 280: 150102 + 538 = 150640
Step 281: 150640 + 538 = 151178
Step 282: 151178 + 538 = 151716
Step 283: 151716 + 538 = 152254
Step 284: 152254 + 538 = 152792
Step 285: 152792 + 538 = 153330
Step 286: 153330 + 538 = 153868
Step 287: 153868 + 538 = 154406
Step 288: 154406 + 538 = 154944
Step 289: 154944 + 538 = 155482
Step 290: 155482 + 538 = 156020
Step 291: 156020 + 538 = 156558
Step 292: 156558 + 538 = 157096
Step 293: 157096 + 538 = 157634
Step 294: 157634 + 538 = 158172
Step 295: 158172 + 538 = 158710
Step 296: 158710 + 538 = 159248
Step 297: 159248 + 538 = 159786
Step 298: 159786 + 538 = 160324
Step 299: 160324 + 538 = 160862
Step 300: 160862 + 538 = 161400
Step 301: 161400 + 538 = 161938
Step 302: 161938 + 538 = 162476
Step 303: 162476 + 538 = 163014
Step 304: 163014 + 538 = 163552
Step 305: 163552 + 538 = 164090
Step 306: 164090 + 538 = 164628
Step 307: 164628 + 538 = 165166
Step 308: 165166 + 538 = 165704
Step 309: 165704 + 538 = 166242
Step 310: 166242 + 538 = 166780
Step 311: 166780 + 538 = 167318
Step 312: 167318 + 538 = 167856
Step 313: 167856 + 538 = 168394
Step 314: 168394 + 538 = 168932
Step 315: 168932 + 538 = 169470
Step 316: 169470 + 538 = 170008
Step 317: 170008 + 538 = 170546
Step 318: 170546 + 538 = 171084
Step 319: 171084 + 538 = 171622
Step 320: 171622 + 538 = 172160
Step 321: 172160 + 538 = 172698
Step 322: 172698 + 538 = 173236
Step 323: 173236 + 538 = 173774
Step 324: 173774 + 538 = 174312
Step 325: 174312 + 538 = 174850
Step 326: 174850 + 538 = 175388
Step 327: 175388 + 538 = 175926
Step 328: 175926 + 538 = 176464
Step 329: 176464 + 538 = 177002
Step 330: 177002 + 538 = 177540
Step 331: 177540 + 538 = 178078
Step 332: 178078 + 538 = 178616
Step 333: 178616 + 538 = 179154
Step 334: 179154 + 538 = 179692
Step 335: 179692 + 538 = 180230
Step 336: 180230 + 538 = 180768
Step 337: 180768 + 538 = 181306
Step 338: 181306 + 538 = 181844
Step 339: 181844 + 538 = 182382
Step 340: 182382 + 538 = 182920
Step 341: 182920 + 538 = 183458
Step 342: 183458 + 538 = 183996
Step 343: 183996 + 538 = 184534
Step 344: 184534 + 538 = 185072
Step 345: 185072 + 538 = 185610
Step 346: 185610 + 538 = 186148
Step 347: 186148 + 538 = 186686
Step 348: 186686 + 538 = 187224
Step 349: 187224 + 538 = 187762
Step 350: 187762 + 538 = 188300
Step 351: 188300 + 538 = 188838
Step 352: 188838 + 538 = 189376
Step 353: 189376 + 538 = 189914
Step 354: 189914 + 538 = 190452
Step 355: 190452 + 538 = 190990
Step 356: 190990 + 538 = 191528
Step 357: 191528 + 538 = 192066
Step 358: 192066 + 538 = 192604
Step 359: 192604 + 538 = 193142
Step 360: 193142 + 538 = 193680
Step 361: 193680 + 538 = 194218
Step 362: 194218 + 538 = 194756
Step 363: 194756 + 538 = 195294
Step 364: 195294 + 538 = 195832
Step 365: 195832 + 538 = 196370
Step 366: 196370 + 538 = 196908
Step 367: 196908 + 538 = 197446
Step 368: 197446 + 538 = 197984
Step 369: 197984 + 538 = 198522
Step 370: 198522 + 538 = 199060
Step 371: 199060 + 538 = 199598
Step 372: 199598 + 538 = 200136
Step 373: 200136 + 538 = 200674
Step 374: 200674 + 538 = 201212
Step 375: 201212 + 538 = 201750
Step 376: 201750 + 538 = 202288
Step 377: 202288 + 538 = 202826
Step 378: 202826 + 538 = 203364
Step 379: 203364 + 538 = 203902
Step 380: 203902 + 538 = 204440
Step 381: 204440 + 538 = 204978
Step 382: 204978 + 538 = 205516
Step 383: 205516 + 538 = 206054
Step 384: 206054 + 538 = 206592
Step 385: 206592 + 538 = 207130
Step 386: 207130 + 538 = 207668
Step 387: 207668 + 538 = 208206
Step 388: 208206 + 538 = 208744
Step 389: 208744 + 538 = 209282
Step 390: 209282 + 538 = 209820
Step 391: 209820 + 538 = 210358
Step 392: 210358 + 538 = 210896
Step 393: 210896 + 538 = 211434
Step 394: 211434 + 538 = 211972
Step 395: 211972 + 538 = 212510
Step 396: 212510 + 538 = 213048
Step 397: 213048 + 538 = 213586
Step 398: 213586 + 538 = 214124
Step 399: 214124 + 538 = 214662
Step 400: 214662 + 538 = 215200
Step 401: 215200 + 538 = 215738
Step 402: 215738 + 538 = 216276
Step 403: 216276 + 538 = 216814
Step 404: 216814 + 538 = 217352
Step 405: 217352 + 538 = 217890
Step 406: 217890 + 538 = 218428
Step 407: 218428 + 538 = 218966
Step 408: 218966 + 538 = 219504
Step 409: 219504 + 538 = 220042
Step 410: 220042 + 538 = 220580
Step 411: 220580 + 538 = 221118
Step 412: 221118 + 538 = 221656
Step 413: 221656 + 538 = 222194
Step 414: 222194 + 538 = 222732
Step 415: 222732 + 538 = 223270
Step 416: 223270 + 538 = 223808
Step 417: 223808 + 538 = 224346
Step 418: 224346 + 538 = 224884
Step 419: 224884 + 538 = 225422
Step 420: 225422 + 538 = 225960
Step 421: 225960 + 538 = 226498
Step 422: 226498 + 538 = 227036
Step 423: 227036 + 538 = 227574
Step 424: 227574 + 538 = 228112
Step 425: 228112 + 538 = 228650
Step 426: 228650 + 538 = 229188
Step 427: 229188 + 538 = 229726
Step 428: 229726 + 538 = 230264
Step 429: 230264 + 538 = 230802
Step 430: 230802 + 538 = 231340
Step 431: 231340 + 538 = 231878
Step 432: 231878 + 538 = 232416
Step 433: 232416 + 538 = 232954
Step 434: 232954 + 538 = 233492
Step 435: 233492 + 538 = 234030
Step 436: 234030 + 538 = 234568
Step 437: 234568 + 538 = 235106
Step 438: 235106 + 538 = 235644
Step 439: 235644 + 538 = 236182
Step 440: 236182 + 538 = 236720
Step 441: 236720 + 538 = 237258
Step 442: 237258 + 538 = 237796
Step 443: 237796 + 538 = 238334
Step 444: 238334 + 538 = 238872
Step 445: 238872 + 538 = 239410
Step 446: 239410 + 538 = 239948
Step 447: 239948 + 538 = 240486
Step 448: 240486 + 538 = 241024
Step 449: 241024 + 538 = 241562
Step 450: 241562 + 538 = 242100
Step 451: 242100 + 538 = 242638
Step 452: 242638 + 538 = 243176
Step 453: 243176 + 538 = 243714
Step 454: 243714 + 538 = 244252
Step 455: 244252 + 538 = 244790
Step 456: 244790 + 538 = 245328
Step 457: 245328 + 538 = 245866
Step 458: 245866 + 538 = 246404
Step 459: 246404 + 538 = 246942
Step 460: 246942 + 538 = 247480
Step 461: 247480 + 538 = 248018
Step 462: 248018 + 538 = 248556
Step 463: 248556 + 538 = 249094
Step 464: 249094 + 538 = 249632
Step 465: 249632 + 538 = 250170
Step 466: 250170 + 538 = 250708
Step 467: 250708 + 538 = 251246
Step 468: 251246 + 538 = 251784
Step 469: 251784 + 538 = 252322

So, 538*469 = 252322