Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 540. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 481. So, we're going to take the number 540 and add it to itself 481 times.
Step 1: 0 + 540 = 540
Step 2: 540 + 540 = 1080
Step 3: 1080 + 540 = 1620
Step 4: 1620 + 540 = 2160
Step 5: 2160 + 540 = 2700
Step 6: 2700 + 540 = 3240
Step 7: 3240 + 540 = 3780
Step 8: 3780 + 540 = 4320
Step 9: 4320 + 540 = 4860
Step 10: 4860 + 540 = 5400
Step 11: 5400 + 540 = 5940
Step 12: 5940 + 540 = 6480
Step 13: 6480 + 540 = 7020
Step 14: 7020 + 540 = 7560
Step 15: 7560 + 540 = 8100
Step 16: 8100 + 540 = 8640
Step 17: 8640 + 540 = 9180
Step 18: 9180 + 540 = 9720
Step 19: 9720 + 540 = 10260
Step 20: 10260 + 540 = 10800
Step 21: 10800 + 540 = 11340
Step 22: 11340 + 540 = 11880
Step 23: 11880 + 540 = 12420
Step 24: 12420 + 540 = 12960
Step 25: 12960 + 540 = 13500
Step 26: 13500 + 540 = 14040
Step 27: 14040 + 540 = 14580
Step 28: 14580 + 540 = 15120
Step 29: 15120 + 540 = 15660
Step 30: 15660 + 540 = 16200
Step 31: 16200 + 540 = 16740
Step 32: 16740 + 540 = 17280
Step 33: 17280 + 540 = 17820
Step 34: 17820 + 540 = 18360
Step 35: 18360 + 540 = 18900
Step 36: 18900 + 540 = 19440
Step 37: 19440 + 540 = 19980
Step 38: 19980 + 540 = 20520
Step 39: 20520 + 540 = 21060
Step 40: 21060 + 540 = 21600
Step 41: 21600 + 540 = 22140
Step 42: 22140 + 540 = 22680
Step 43: 22680 + 540 = 23220
Step 44: 23220 + 540 = 23760
Step 45: 23760 + 540 = 24300
Step 46: 24300 + 540 = 24840
Step 47: 24840 + 540 = 25380
Step 48: 25380 + 540 = 25920
Step 49: 25920 + 540 = 26460
Step 50: 26460 + 540 = 27000
Step 51: 27000 + 540 = 27540
Step 52: 27540 + 540 = 28080
Step 53: 28080 + 540 = 28620
Step 54: 28620 + 540 = 29160
Step 55: 29160 + 540 = 29700
Step 56: 29700 + 540 = 30240
Step 57: 30240 + 540 = 30780
Step 58: 30780 + 540 = 31320
Step 59: 31320 + 540 = 31860
Step 60: 31860 + 540 = 32400
Step 61: 32400 + 540 = 32940
Step 62: 32940 + 540 = 33480
Step 63: 33480 + 540 = 34020
Step 64: 34020 + 540 = 34560
Step 65: 34560 + 540 = 35100
Step 66: 35100 + 540 = 35640
Step 67: 35640 + 540 = 36180
Step 68: 36180 + 540 = 36720
Step 69: 36720 + 540 = 37260
Step 70: 37260 + 540 = 37800
Step 71: 37800 + 540 = 38340
Step 72: 38340 + 540 = 38880
Step 73: 38880 + 540 = 39420
Step 74: 39420 + 540 = 39960
Step 75: 39960 + 540 = 40500
Step 76: 40500 + 540 = 41040
Step 77: 41040 + 540 = 41580
Step 78: 41580 + 540 = 42120
Step 79: 42120 + 540 = 42660
Step 80: 42660 + 540 = 43200
Step 81: 43200 + 540 = 43740
Step 82: 43740 + 540 = 44280
Step 83: 44280 + 540 = 44820
Step 84: 44820 + 540 = 45360
Step 85: 45360 + 540 = 45900
Step 86: 45900 + 540 = 46440
Step 87: 46440 + 540 = 46980
Step 88: 46980 + 540 = 47520
Step 89: 47520 + 540 = 48060
Step 90: 48060 + 540 = 48600
Step 91: 48600 + 540 = 49140
Step 92: 49140 + 540 = 49680
Step 93: 49680 + 540 = 50220
Step 94: 50220 + 540 = 50760
Step 95: 50760 + 540 = 51300
Step 96: 51300 + 540 = 51840
Step 97: 51840 + 540 = 52380
Step 98: 52380 + 540 = 52920
Step 99: 52920 + 540 = 53460
Step 100: 53460 + 540 = 54000
Step 101: 54000 + 540 = 54540
Step 102: 54540 + 540 = 55080
Step 103: 55080 + 540 = 55620
Step 104: 55620 + 540 = 56160
Step 105: 56160 + 540 = 56700
Step 106: 56700 + 540 = 57240
Step 107: 57240 + 540 = 57780
Step 108: 57780 + 540 = 58320
Step 109: 58320 + 540 = 58860
Step 110: 58860 + 540 = 59400
Step 111: 59400 + 540 = 59940
Step 112: 59940 + 540 = 60480
Step 113: 60480 + 540 = 61020
Step 114: 61020 + 540 = 61560
Step 115: 61560 + 540 = 62100
Step 116: 62100 + 540 = 62640
Step 117: 62640 + 540 = 63180
Step 118: 63180 + 540 = 63720
Step 119: 63720 + 540 = 64260
Step 120: 64260 + 540 = 64800
Step 121: 64800 + 540 = 65340
Step 122: 65340 + 540 = 65880
Step 123: 65880 + 540 = 66420
Step 124: 66420 + 540 = 66960
Step 125: 66960 + 540 = 67500
Step 126: 67500 + 540 = 68040
Step 127: 68040 + 540 = 68580
Step 128: 68580 + 540 = 69120
Step 129: 69120 + 540 = 69660
Step 130: 69660 + 540 = 70200
Step 131: 70200 + 540 = 70740
Step 132: 70740 + 540 = 71280
Step 133: 71280 + 540 = 71820
Step 134: 71820 + 540 = 72360
Step 135: 72360 + 540 = 72900
Step 136: 72900 + 540 = 73440
Step 137: 73440 + 540 = 73980
Step 138: 73980 + 540 = 74520
Step 139: 74520 + 540 = 75060
Step 140: 75060 + 540 = 75600
Step 141: 75600 + 540 = 76140
Step 142: 76140 + 540 = 76680
Step 143: 76680 + 540 = 77220
Step 144: 77220 + 540 = 77760
Step 145: 77760 + 540 = 78300
Step 146: 78300 + 540 = 78840
Step 147: 78840 + 540 = 79380
Step 148: 79380 + 540 = 79920
Step 149: 79920 + 540 = 80460
Step 150: 80460 + 540 = 81000
Step 151: 81000 + 540 = 81540
Step 152: 81540 + 540 = 82080
Step 153: 82080 + 540 = 82620
Step 154: 82620 + 540 = 83160
Step 155: 83160 + 540 = 83700
Step 156: 83700 + 540 = 84240
Step 157: 84240 + 540 = 84780
Step 158: 84780 + 540 = 85320
Step 159: 85320 + 540 = 85860
Step 160: 85860 + 540 = 86400
Step 161: 86400 + 540 = 86940
Step 162: 86940 + 540 = 87480
Step 163: 87480 + 540 = 88020
Step 164: 88020 + 540 = 88560
Step 165: 88560 + 540 = 89100
Step 166: 89100 + 540 = 89640
Step 167: 89640 + 540 = 90180
Step 168: 90180 + 540 = 90720
Step 169: 90720 + 540 = 91260
Step 170: 91260 + 540 = 91800
Step 171: 91800 + 540 = 92340
Step 172: 92340 + 540 = 92880
Step 173: 92880 + 540 = 93420
Step 174: 93420 + 540 = 93960
Step 175: 93960 + 540 = 94500
Step 176: 94500 + 540 = 95040
Step 177: 95040 + 540 = 95580
Step 178: 95580 + 540 = 96120
Step 179: 96120 + 540 = 96660
Step 180: 96660 + 540 = 97200
Step 181: 97200 + 540 = 97740
Step 182: 97740 + 540 = 98280
Step 183: 98280 + 540 = 98820
Step 184: 98820 + 540 = 99360
Step 185: 99360 + 540 = 99900
Step 186: 99900 + 540 = 100440
Step 187: 100440 + 540 = 100980
Step 188: 100980 + 540 = 101520
Step 189: 101520 + 540 = 102060
Step 190: 102060 + 540 = 102600
Step 191: 102600 + 540 = 103140
Step 192: 103140 + 540 = 103680
Step 193: 103680 + 540 = 104220
Step 194: 104220 + 540 = 104760
Step 195: 104760 + 540 = 105300
Step 196: 105300 + 540 = 105840
Step 197: 105840 + 540 = 106380
Step 198: 106380 + 540 = 106920
Step 199: 106920 + 540 = 107460
Step 200: 107460 + 540 = 108000
Step 201: 108000 + 540 = 108540
Step 202: 108540 + 540 = 109080
Step 203: 109080 + 540 = 109620
Step 204: 109620 + 540 = 110160
Step 205: 110160 + 540 = 110700
Step 206: 110700 + 540 = 111240
Step 207: 111240 + 540 = 111780
Step 208: 111780 + 540 = 112320
Step 209: 112320 + 540 = 112860
Step 210: 112860 + 540 = 113400
Step 211: 113400 + 540 = 113940
Step 212: 113940 + 540 = 114480
Step 213: 114480 + 540 = 115020
Step 214: 115020 + 540 = 115560
Step 215: 115560 + 540 = 116100
Step 216: 116100 + 540 = 116640
Step 217: 116640 + 540 = 117180
Step 218: 117180 + 540 = 117720
Step 219: 117720 + 540 = 118260
Step 220: 118260 + 540 = 118800
Step 221: 118800 + 540 = 119340
Step 222: 119340 + 540 = 119880
Step 223: 119880 + 540 = 120420
Step 224: 120420 + 540 = 120960
Step 225: 120960 + 540 = 121500
Step 226: 121500 + 540 = 122040
Step 227: 122040 + 540 = 122580
Step 228: 122580 + 540 = 123120
Step 229: 123120 + 540 = 123660
Step 230: 123660 + 540 = 124200
Step 231: 124200 + 540 = 124740
Step 232: 124740 + 540 = 125280
Step 233: 125280 + 540 = 125820
Step 234: 125820 + 540 = 126360
Step 235: 126360 + 540 = 126900
Step 236: 126900 + 540 = 127440
Step 237: 127440 + 540 = 127980
Step 238: 127980 + 540 = 128520
Step 239: 128520 + 540 = 129060
Step 240: 129060 + 540 = 129600
Step 241: 129600 + 540 = 130140
Step 242: 130140 + 540 = 130680
Step 243: 130680 + 540 = 131220
Step 244: 131220 + 540 = 131760
Step 245: 131760 + 540 = 132300
Step 246: 132300 + 540 = 132840
Step 247: 132840 + 540 = 133380
Step 248: 133380 + 540 = 133920
Step 249: 133920 + 540 = 134460
Step 250: 134460 + 540 = 135000
Step 251: 135000 + 540 = 135540
Step 252: 135540 + 540 = 136080
Step 253: 136080 + 540 = 136620
Step 254: 136620 + 540 = 137160
Step 255: 137160 + 540 = 137700
Step 256: 137700 + 540 = 138240
Step 257: 138240 + 540 = 138780
Step 258: 138780 + 540 = 139320
Step 259: 139320 + 540 = 139860
Step 260: 139860 + 540 = 140400
Step 261: 140400 + 540 = 140940
Step 262: 140940 + 540 = 141480
Step 263: 141480 + 540 = 142020
Step 264: 142020 + 540 = 142560
Step 265: 142560 + 540 = 143100
Step 266: 143100 + 540 = 143640
Step 267: 143640 + 540 = 144180
Step 268: 144180 + 540 = 144720
Step 269: 144720 + 540 = 145260
Step 270: 145260 + 540 = 145800
Step 271: 145800 + 540 = 146340
Step 272: 146340 + 540 = 146880
Step 273: 146880 + 540 = 147420
Step 274: 147420 + 540 = 147960
Step 275: 147960 + 540 = 148500
Step 276: 148500 + 540 = 149040
Step 277: 149040 + 540 = 149580
Step 278: 149580 + 540 = 150120
Step 279: 150120 + 540 = 150660
Step 280: 150660 + 540 = 151200
Step 281: 151200 + 540 = 151740
Step 282: 151740 + 540 = 152280
Step 283: 152280 + 540 = 152820
Step 284: 152820 + 540 = 153360
Step 285: 153360 + 540 = 153900
Step 286: 153900 + 540 = 154440
Step 287: 154440 + 540 = 154980
Step 288: 154980 + 540 = 155520
Step 289: 155520 + 540 = 156060
Step 290: 156060 + 540 = 156600
Step 291: 156600 + 540 = 157140
Step 292: 157140 + 540 = 157680
Step 293: 157680 + 540 = 158220
Step 294: 158220 + 540 = 158760
Step 295: 158760 + 540 = 159300
Step 296: 159300 + 540 = 159840
Step 297: 159840 + 540 = 160380
Step 298: 160380 + 540 = 160920
Step 299: 160920 + 540 = 161460
Step 300: 161460 + 540 = 162000
Step 301: 162000 + 540 = 162540
Step 302: 162540 + 540 = 163080
Step 303: 163080 + 540 = 163620
Step 304: 163620 + 540 = 164160
Step 305: 164160 + 540 = 164700
Step 306: 164700 + 540 = 165240
Step 307: 165240 + 540 = 165780
Step 308: 165780 + 540 = 166320
Step 309: 166320 + 540 = 166860
Step 310: 166860 + 540 = 167400
Step 311: 167400 + 540 = 167940
Step 312: 167940 + 540 = 168480
Step 313: 168480 + 540 = 169020
Step 314: 169020 + 540 = 169560
Step 315: 169560 + 540 = 170100
Step 316: 170100 + 540 = 170640
Step 317: 170640 + 540 = 171180
Step 318: 171180 + 540 = 171720
Step 319: 171720 + 540 = 172260
Step 320: 172260 + 540 = 172800
Step 321: 172800 + 540 = 173340
Step 322: 173340 + 540 = 173880
Step 323: 173880 + 540 = 174420
Step 324: 174420 + 540 = 174960
Step 325: 174960 + 540 = 175500
Step 326: 175500 + 540 = 176040
Step 327: 176040 + 540 = 176580
Step 328: 176580 + 540 = 177120
Step 329: 177120 + 540 = 177660
Step 330: 177660 + 540 = 178200
Step 331: 178200 + 540 = 178740
Step 332: 178740 + 540 = 179280
Step 333: 179280 + 540 = 179820
Step 334: 179820 + 540 = 180360
Step 335: 180360 + 540 = 180900
Step 336: 180900 + 540 = 181440
Step 337: 181440 + 540 = 181980
Step 338: 181980 + 540 = 182520
Step 339: 182520 + 540 = 183060
Step 340: 183060 + 540 = 183600
Step 341: 183600 + 540 = 184140
Step 342: 184140 + 540 = 184680
Step 343: 184680 + 540 = 185220
Step 344: 185220 + 540 = 185760
Step 345: 185760 + 540 = 186300
Step 346: 186300 + 540 = 186840
Step 347: 186840 + 540 = 187380
Step 348: 187380 + 540 = 187920
Step 349: 187920 + 540 = 188460
Step 350: 188460 + 540 = 189000
Step 351: 189000 + 540 = 189540
Step 352: 189540 + 540 = 190080
Step 353: 190080 + 540 = 190620
Step 354: 190620 + 540 = 191160
Step 355: 191160 + 540 = 191700
Step 356: 191700 + 540 = 192240
Step 357: 192240 + 540 = 192780
Step 358: 192780 + 540 = 193320
Step 359: 193320 + 540 = 193860
Step 360: 193860 + 540 = 194400
Step 361: 194400 + 540 = 194940
Step 362: 194940 + 540 = 195480
Step 363: 195480 + 540 = 196020
Step 364: 196020 + 540 = 196560
Step 365: 196560 + 540 = 197100
Step 366: 197100 + 540 = 197640
Step 367: 197640 + 540 = 198180
Step 368: 198180 + 540 = 198720
Step 369: 198720 + 540 = 199260
Step 370: 199260 + 540 = 199800
Step 371: 199800 + 540 = 200340
Step 372: 200340 + 540 = 200880
Step 373: 200880 + 540 = 201420
Step 374: 201420 + 540 = 201960
Step 375: 201960 + 540 = 202500
Step 376: 202500 + 540 = 203040
Step 377: 203040 + 540 = 203580
Step 378: 203580 + 540 = 204120
Step 379: 204120 + 540 = 204660
Step 380: 204660 + 540 = 205200
Step 381: 205200 + 540 = 205740
Step 382: 205740 + 540 = 206280
Step 383: 206280 + 540 = 206820
Step 384: 206820 + 540 = 207360
Step 385: 207360 + 540 = 207900
Step 386: 207900 + 540 = 208440
Step 387: 208440 + 540 = 208980
Step 388: 208980 + 540 = 209520
Step 389: 209520 + 540 = 210060
Step 390: 210060 + 540 = 210600
Step 391: 210600 + 540 = 211140
Step 392: 211140 + 540 = 211680
Step 393: 211680 + 540 = 212220
Step 394: 212220 + 540 = 212760
Step 395: 212760 + 540 = 213300
Step 396: 213300 + 540 = 213840
Step 397: 213840 + 540 = 214380
Step 398: 214380 + 540 = 214920
Step 399: 214920 + 540 = 215460
Step 400: 215460 + 540 = 216000
Step 401: 216000 + 540 = 216540
Step 402: 216540 + 540 = 217080
Step 403: 217080 + 540 = 217620
Step 404: 217620 + 540 = 218160
Step 405: 218160 + 540 = 218700
Step 406: 218700 + 540 = 219240
Step 407: 219240 + 540 = 219780
Step 408: 219780 + 540 = 220320
Step 409: 220320 + 540 = 220860
Step 410: 220860 + 540 = 221400
Step 411: 221400 + 540 = 221940
Step 412: 221940 + 540 = 222480
Step 413: 222480 + 540 = 223020
Step 414: 223020 + 540 = 223560
Step 415: 223560 + 540 = 224100
Step 416: 224100 + 540 = 224640
Step 417: 224640 + 540 = 225180
Step 418: 225180 + 540 = 225720
Step 419: 225720 + 540 = 226260
Step 420: 226260 + 540 = 226800
Step 421: 226800 + 540 = 227340
Step 422: 227340 + 540 = 227880
Step 423: 227880 + 540 = 228420
Step 424: 228420 + 540 = 228960
Step 425: 228960 + 540 = 229500
Step 426: 229500 + 540 = 230040
Step 427: 230040 + 540 = 230580
Step 428: 230580 + 540 = 231120
Step 429: 231120 + 540 = 231660
Step 430: 231660 + 540 = 232200
Step 431: 232200 + 540 = 232740
Step 432: 232740 + 540 = 233280
Step 433: 233280 + 540 = 233820
Step 434: 233820 + 540 = 234360
Step 435: 234360 + 540 = 234900
Step 436: 234900 + 540 = 235440
Step 437: 235440 + 540 = 235980
Step 438: 235980 + 540 = 236520
Step 439: 236520 + 540 = 237060
Step 440: 237060 + 540 = 237600
Step 441: 237600 + 540 = 238140
Step 442: 238140 + 540 = 238680
Step 443: 238680 + 540 = 239220
Step 444: 239220 + 540 = 239760
Step 445: 239760 + 540 = 240300
Step 446: 240300 + 540 = 240840
Step 447: 240840 + 540 = 241380
Step 448: 241380 + 540 = 241920
Step 449: 241920 + 540 = 242460
Step 450: 242460 + 540 = 243000
Step 451: 243000 + 540 = 243540
Step 452: 243540 + 540 = 244080
Step 453: 244080 + 540 = 244620
Step 454: 244620 + 540 = 245160
Step 455: 245160 + 540 = 245700
Step 456: 245700 + 540 = 246240
Step 457: 246240 + 540 = 246780
Step 458: 246780 + 540 = 247320
Step 459: 247320 + 540 = 247860
Step 460: 247860 + 540 = 248400
Step 461: 248400 + 540 = 248940
Step 462: 248940 + 540 = 249480
Step 463: 249480 + 540 = 250020
Step 464: 250020 + 540 = 250560
Step 465: 250560 + 540 = 251100
Step 466: 251100 + 540 = 251640
Step 467: 251640 + 540 = 252180
Step 468: 252180 + 540 = 252720
Step 469: 252720 + 540 = 253260
Step 470: 253260 + 540 = 253800
Step 471: 253800 + 540 = 254340
Step 472: 254340 + 540 = 254880
Step 473: 254880 + 540 = 255420
Step 474: 255420 + 540 = 255960
Step 475: 255960 + 540 = 256500
Step 476: 256500 + 540 = 257040
Step 477: 257040 + 540 = 257580
Step 478: 257580 + 540 = 258120
Step 479: 258120 + 540 = 258660
Step 480: 258660 + 540 = 259200
Step 481: 259200 + 540 = 259740

So, 540*481 = 259740