Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 438. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 492. So, we're going to take the number 438 and add it to itself 492 times.
Step 1: 0 + 438 = 438
Step 2: 438 + 438 = 876
Step 3: 876 + 438 = 1314
Step 4: 1314 + 438 = 1752
Step 5: 1752 + 438 = 2190
Step 6: 2190 + 438 = 2628
Step 7: 2628 + 438 = 3066
Step 8: 3066 + 438 = 3504
Step 9: 3504 + 438 = 3942
Step 10: 3942 + 438 = 4380
Step 11: 4380 + 438 = 4818
Step 12: 4818 + 438 = 5256
Step 13: 5256 + 438 = 5694
Step 14: 5694 + 438 = 6132
Step 15: 6132 + 438 = 6570
Step 16: 6570 + 438 = 7008
Step 17: 7008 + 438 = 7446
Step 18: 7446 + 438 = 7884
Step 19: 7884 + 438 = 8322
Step 20: 8322 + 438 = 8760
Step 21: 8760 + 438 = 9198
Step 22: 9198 + 438 = 9636
Step 23: 9636 + 438 = 10074
Step 24: 10074 + 438 = 10512
Step 25: 10512 + 438 = 10950
Step 26: 10950 + 438 = 11388
Step 27: 11388 + 438 = 11826
Step 28: 11826 + 438 = 12264
Step 29: 12264 + 438 = 12702
Step 30: 12702 + 438 = 13140
Step 31: 13140 + 438 = 13578
Step 32: 13578 + 438 = 14016
Step 33: 14016 + 438 = 14454
Step 34: 14454 + 438 = 14892
Step 35: 14892 + 438 = 15330
Step 36: 15330 + 438 = 15768
Step 37: 15768 + 438 = 16206
Step 38: 16206 + 438 = 16644
Step 39: 16644 + 438 = 17082
Step 40: 17082 + 438 = 17520
Step 41: 17520 + 438 = 17958
Step 42: 17958 + 438 = 18396
Step 43: 18396 + 438 = 18834
Step 44: 18834 + 438 = 19272
Step 45: 19272 + 438 = 19710
Step 46: 19710 + 438 = 20148
Step 47: 20148 + 438 = 20586
Step 48: 20586 + 438 = 21024
Step 49: 21024 + 438 = 21462
Step 50: 21462 + 438 = 21900
Step 51: 21900 + 438 = 22338
Step 52: 22338 + 438 = 22776
Step 53: 22776 + 438 = 23214
Step 54: 23214 + 438 = 23652
Step 55: 23652 + 438 = 24090
Step 56: 24090 + 438 = 24528
Step 57: 24528 + 438 = 24966
Step 58: 24966 + 438 = 25404
Step 59: 25404 + 438 = 25842
Step 60: 25842 + 438 = 26280
Step 61: 26280 + 438 = 26718
Step 62: 26718 + 438 = 27156
Step 63: 27156 + 438 = 27594
Step 64: 27594 + 438 = 28032
Step 65: 28032 + 438 = 28470
Step 66: 28470 + 438 = 28908
Step 67: 28908 + 438 = 29346
Step 68: 29346 + 438 = 29784
Step 69: 29784 + 438 = 30222
Step 70: 30222 + 438 = 30660
Step 71: 30660 + 438 = 31098
Step 72: 31098 + 438 = 31536
Step 73: 31536 + 438 = 31974
Step 74: 31974 + 438 = 32412
Step 75: 32412 + 438 = 32850
Step 76: 32850 + 438 = 33288
Step 77: 33288 + 438 = 33726
Step 78: 33726 + 438 = 34164
Step 79: 34164 + 438 = 34602
Step 80: 34602 + 438 = 35040
Step 81: 35040 + 438 = 35478
Step 82: 35478 + 438 = 35916
Step 83: 35916 + 438 = 36354
Step 84: 36354 + 438 = 36792
Step 85: 36792 + 438 = 37230
Step 86: 37230 + 438 = 37668
Step 87: 37668 + 438 = 38106
Step 88: 38106 + 438 = 38544
Step 89: 38544 + 438 = 38982
Step 90: 38982 + 438 = 39420
Step 91: 39420 + 438 = 39858
Step 92: 39858 + 438 = 40296
Step 93: 40296 + 438 = 40734
Step 94: 40734 + 438 = 41172
Step 95: 41172 + 438 = 41610
Step 96: 41610 + 438 = 42048
Step 97: 42048 + 438 = 42486
Step 98: 42486 + 438 = 42924
Step 99: 42924 + 438 = 43362
Step 100: 43362 + 438 = 43800
Step 101: 43800 + 438 = 44238
Step 102: 44238 + 438 = 44676
Step 103: 44676 + 438 = 45114
Step 104: 45114 + 438 = 45552
Step 105: 45552 + 438 = 45990
Step 106: 45990 + 438 = 46428
Step 107: 46428 + 438 = 46866
Step 108: 46866 + 438 = 47304
Step 109: 47304 + 438 = 47742
Step 110: 47742 + 438 = 48180
Step 111: 48180 + 438 = 48618
Step 112: 48618 + 438 = 49056
Step 113: 49056 + 438 = 49494
Step 114: 49494 + 438 = 49932
Step 115: 49932 + 438 = 50370
Step 116: 50370 + 438 = 50808
Step 117: 50808 + 438 = 51246
Step 118: 51246 + 438 = 51684
Step 119: 51684 + 438 = 52122
Step 120: 52122 + 438 = 52560
Step 121: 52560 + 438 = 52998
Step 122: 52998 + 438 = 53436
Step 123: 53436 + 438 = 53874
Step 124: 53874 + 438 = 54312
Step 125: 54312 + 438 = 54750
Step 126: 54750 + 438 = 55188
Step 127: 55188 + 438 = 55626
Step 128: 55626 + 438 = 56064
Step 129: 56064 + 438 = 56502
Step 130: 56502 + 438 = 56940
Step 131: 56940 + 438 = 57378
Step 132: 57378 + 438 = 57816
Step 133: 57816 + 438 = 58254
Step 134: 58254 + 438 = 58692
Step 135: 58692 + 438 = 59130
Step 136: 59130 + 438 = 59568
Step 137: 59568 + 438 = 60006
Step 138: 60006 + 438 = 60444
Step 139: 60444 + 438 = 60882
Step 140: 60882 + 438 = 61320
Step 141: 61320 + 438 = 61758
Step 142: 61758 + 438 = 62196
Step 143: 62196 + 438 = 62634
Step 144: 62634 + 438 = 63072
Step 145: 63072 + 438 = 63510
Step 146: 63510 + 438 = 63948
Step 147: 63948 + 438 = 64386
Step 148: 64386 + 438 = 64824
Step 149: 64824 + 438 = 65262
Step 150: 65262 + 438 = 65700
Step 151: 65700 + 438 = 66138
Step 152: 66138 + 438 = 66576
Step 153: 66576 + 438 = 67014
Step 154: 67014 + 438 = 67452
Step 155: 67452 + 438 = 67890
Step 156: 67890 + 438 = 68328
Step 157: 68328 + 438 = 68766
Step 158: 68766 + 438 = 69204
Step 159: 69204 + 438 = 69642
Step 160: 69642 + 438 = 70080
Step 161: 70080 + 438 = 70518
Step 162: 70518 + 438 = 70956
Step 163: 70956 + 438 = 71394
Step 164: 71394 + 438 = 71832
Step 165: 71832 + 438 = 72270
Step 166: 72270 + 438 = 72708
Step 167: 72708 + 438 = 73146
Step 168: 73146 + 438 = 73584
Step 169: 73584 + 438 = 74022
Step 170: 74022 + 438 = 74460
Step 171: 74460 + 438 = 74898
Step 172: 74898 + 438 = 75336
Step 173: 75336 + 438 = 75774
Step 174: 75774 + 438 = 76212
Step 175: 76212 + 438 = 76650
Step 176: 76650 + 438 = 77088
Step 177: 77088 + 438 = 77526
Step 178: 77526 + 438 = 77964
Step 179: 77964 + 438 = 78402
Step 180: 78402 + 438 = 78840
Step 181: 78840 + 438 = 79278
Step 182: 79278 + 438 = 79716
Step 183: 79716 + 438 = 80154
Step 184: 80154 + 438 = 80592
Step 185: 80592 + 438 = 81030
Step 186: 81030 + 438 = 81468
Step 187: 81468 + 438 = 81906
Step 188: 81906 + 438 = 82344
Step 189: 82344 + 438 = 82782
Step 190: 82782 + 438 = 83220
Step 191: 83220 + 438 = 83658
Step 192: 83658 + 438 = 84096
Step 193: 84096 + 438 = 84534
Step 194: 84534 + 438 = 84972
Step 195: 84972 + 438 = 85410
Step 196: 85410 + 438 = 85848
Step 197: 85848 + 438 = 86286
Step 198: 86286 + 438 = 86724
Step 199: 86724 + 438 = 87162
Step 200: 87162 + 438 = 87600
Step 201: 87600 + 438 = 88038
Step 202: 88038 + 438 = 88476
Step 203: 88476 + 438 = 88914
Step 204: 88914 + 438 = 89352
Step 205: 89352 + 438 = 89790
Step 206: 89790 + 438 = 90228
Step 207: 90228 + 438 = 90666
Step 208: 90666 + 438 = 91104
Step 209: 91104 + 438 = 91542
Step 210: 91542 + 438 = 91980
Step 211: 91980 + 438 = 92418
Step 212: 92418 + 438 = 92856
Step 213: 92856 + 438 = 93294
Step 214: 93294 + 438 = 93732
Step 215: 93732 + 438 = 94170
Step 216: 94170 + 438 = 94608
Step 217: 94608 + 438 = 95046
Step 218: 95046 + 438 = 95484
Step 219: 95484 + 438 = 95922
Step 220: 95922 + 438 = 96360
Step 221: 96360 + 438 = 96798
Step 222: 96798 + 438 = 97236
Step 223: 97236 + 438 = 97674
Step 224: 97674 + 438 = 98112
Step 225: 98112 + 438 = 98550
Step 226: 98550 + 438 = 98988
Step 227: 98988 + 438 = 99426
Step 228: 99426 + 438 = 99864
Step 229: 99864 + 438 = 100302
Step 230: 100302 + 438 = 100740
Step 231: 100740 + 438 = 101178
Step 232: 101178 + 438 = 101616
Step 233: 101616 + 438 = 102054
Step 234: 102054 + 438 = 102492
Step 235: 102492 + 438 = 102930
Step 236: 102930 + 438 = 103368
Step 237: 103368 + 438 = 103806
Step 238: 103806 + 438 = 104244
Step 239: 104244 + 438 = 104682
Step 240: 104682 + 438 = 105120
Step 241: 105120 + 438 = 105558
Step 242: 105558 + 438 = 105996
Step 243: 105996 + 438 = 106434
Step 244: 106434 + 438 = 106872
Step 245: 106872 + 438 = 107310
Step 246: 107310 + 438 = 107748
Step 247: 107748 + 438 = 108186
Step 248: 108186 + 438 = 108624
Step 249: 108624 + 438 = 109062
Step 250: 109062 + 438 = 109500
Step 251: 109500 + 438 = 109938
Step 252: 109938 + 438 = 110376
Step 253: 110376 + 438 = 110814
Step 254: 110814 + 438 = 111252
Step 255: 111252 + 438 = 111690
Step 256: 111690 + 438 = 112128
Step 257: 112128 + 438 = 112566
Step 258: 112566 + 438 = 113004
Step 259: 113004 + 438 = 113442
Step 260: 113442 + 438 = 113880
Step 261: 113880 + 438 = 114318
Step 262: 114318 + 438 = 114756
Step 263: 114756 + 438 = 115194
Step 264: 115194 + 438 = 115632
Step 265: 115632 + 438 = 116070
Step 266: 116070 + 438 = 116508
Step 267: 116508 + 438 = 116946
Step 268: 116946 + 438 = 117384
Step 269: 117384 + 438 = 117822
Step 270: 117822 + 438 = 118260
Step 271: 118260 + 438 = 118698
Step 272: 118698 + 438 = 119136
Step 273: 119136 + 438 = 119574
Step 274: 119574 + 438 = 120012
Step 275: 120012 + 438 = 120450
Step 276: 120450 + 438 = 120888
Step 277: 120888 + 438 = 121326
Step 278: 121326 + 438 = 121764
Step 279: 121764 + 438 = 122202
Step 280: 122202 + 438 = 122640
Step 281: 122640 + 438 = 123078
Step 282: 123078 + 438 = 123516
Step 283: 123516 + 438 = 123954
Step 284: 123954 + 438 = 124392
Step 285: 124392 + 438 = 124830
Step 286: 124830 + 438 = 125268
Step 287: 125268 + 438 = 125706
Step 288: 125706 + 438 = 126144
Step 289: 126144 + 438 = 126582
Step 290: 126582 + 438 = 127020
Step 291: 127020 + 438 = 127458
Step 292: 127458 + 438 = 127896
Step 293: 127896 + 438 = 128334
Step 294: 128334 + 438 = 128772
Step 295: 128772 + 438 = 129210
Step 296: 129210 + 438 = 129648
Step 297: 129648 + 438 = 130086
Step 298: 130086 + 438 = 130524
Step 299: 130524 + 438 = 130962
Step 300: 130962 + 438 = 131400
Step 301: 131400 + 438 = 131838
Step 302: 131838 + 438 = 132276
Step 303: 132276 + 438 = 132714
Step 304: 132714 + 438 = 133152
Step 305: 133152 + 438 = 133590
Step 306: 133590 + 438 = 134028
Step 307: 134028 + 438 = 134466
Step 308: 134466 + 438 = 134904
Step 309: 134904 + 438 = 135342
Step 310: 135342 + 438 = 135780
Step 311: 135780 + 438 = 136218
Step 312: 136218 + 438 = 136656
Step 313: 136656 + 438 = 137094
Step 314: 137094 + 438 = 137532
Step 315: 137532 + 438 = 137970
Step 316: 137970 + 438 = 138408
Step 317: 138408 + 438 = 138846
Step 318: 138846 + 438 = 139284
Step 319: 139284 + 438 = 139722
Step 320: 139722 + 438 = 140160
Step 321: 140160 + 438 = 140598
Step 322: 140598 + 438 = 141036
Step 323: 141036 + 438 = 141474
Step 324: 141474 + 438 = 141912
Step 325: 141912 + 438 = 142350
Step 326: 142350 + 438 = 142788
Step 327: 142788 + 438 = 143226
Step 328: 143226 + 438 = 143664
Step 329: 143664 + 438 = 144102
Step 330: 144102 + 438 = 144540
Step 331: 144540 + 438 = 144978
Step 332: 144978 + 438 = 145416
Step 333: 145416 + 438 = 145854
Step 334: 145854 + 438 = 146292
Step 335: 146292 + 438 = 146730
Step 336: 146730 + 438 = 147168
Step 337: 147168 + 438 = 147606
Step 338: 147606 + 438 = 148044
Step 339: 148044 + 438 = 148482
Step 340: 148482 + 438 = 148920
Step 341: 148920 + 438 = 149358
Step 342: 149358 + 438 = 149796
Step 343: 149796 + 438 = 150234
Step 344: 150234 + 438 = 150672
Step 345: 150672 + 438 = 151110
Step 346: 151110 + 438 = 151548
Step 347: 151548 + 438 = 151986
Step 348: 151986 + 438 = 152424
Step 349: 152424 + 438 = 152862
Step 350: 152862 + 438 = 153300
Step 351: 153300 + 438 = 153738
Step 352: 153738 + 438 = 154176
Step 353: 154176 + 438 = 154614
Step 354: 154614 + 438 = 155052
Step 355: 155052 + 438 = 155490
Step 356: 155490 + 438 = 155928
Step 357: 155928 + 438 = 156366
Step 358: 156366 + 438 = 156804
Step 359: 156804 + 438 = 157242
Step 360: 157242 + 438 = 157680
Step 361: 157680 + 438 = 158118
Step 362: 158118 + 438 = 158556
Step 363: 158556 + 438 = 158994
Step 364: 158994 + 438 = 159432
Step 365: 159432 + 438 = 159870
Step 366: 159870 + 438 = 160308
Step 367: 160308 + 438 = 160746
Step 368: 160746 + 438 = 161184
Step 369: 161184 + 438 = 161622
Step 370: 161622 + 438 = 162060
Step 371: 162060 + 438 = 162498
Step 372: 162498 + 438 = 162936
Step 373: 162936 + 438 = 163374
Step 374: 163374 + 438 = 163812
Step 375: 163812 + 438 = 164250
Step 376: 164250 + 438 = 164688
Step 377: 164688 + 438 = 165126
Step 378: 165126 + 438 = 165564
Step 379: 165564 + 438 = 166002
Step 380: 166002 + 438 = 166440
Step 381: 166440 + 438 = 166878
Step 382: 166878 + 438 = 167316
Step 383: 167316 + 438 = 167754
Step 384: 167754 + 438 = 168192
Step 385: 168192 + 438 = 168630
Step 386: 168630 + 438 = 169068
Step 387: 169068 + 438 = 169506
Step 388: 169506 + 438 = 169944
Step 389: 169944 + 438 = 170382
Step 390: 170382 + 438 = 170820
Step 391: 170820 + 438 = 171258
Step 392: 171258 + 438 = 171696
Step 393: 171696 + 438 = 172134
Step 394: 172134 + 438 = 172572
Step 395: 172572 + 438 = 173010
Step 396: 173010 + 438 = 173448
Step 397: 173448 + 438 = 173886
Step 398: 173886 + 438 = 174324
Step 399: 174324 + 438 = 174762
Step 400: 174762 + 438 = 175200
Step 401: 175200 + 438 = 175638
Step 402: 175638 + 438 = 176076
Step 403: 176076 + 438 = 176514
Step 404: 176514 + 438 = 176952
Step 405: 176952 + 438 = 177390
Step 406: 177390 + 438 = 177828
Step 407: 177828 + 438 = 178266
Step 408: 178266 + 438 = 178704
Step 409: 178704 + 438 = 179142
Step 410: 179142 + 438 = 179580
Step 411: 179580 + 438 = 180018
Step 412: 180018 + 438 = 180456
Step 413: 180456 + 438 = 180894
Step 414: 180894 + 438 = 181332
Step 415: 181332 + 438 = 181770
Step 416: 181770 + 438 = 182208
Step 417: 182208 + 438 = 182646
Step 418: 182646 + 438 = 183084
Step 419: 183084 + 438 = 183522
Step 420: 183522 + 438 = 183960
Step 421: 183960 + 438 = 184398
Step 422: 184398 + 438 = 184836
Step 423: 184836 + 438 = 185274
Step 424: 185274 + 438 = 185712
Step 425: 185712 + 438 = 186150
Step 426: 186150 + 438 = 186588
Step 427: 186588 + 438 = 187026
Step 428: 187026 + 438 = 187464
Step 429: 187464 + 438 = 187902
Step 430: 187902 + 438 = 188340
Step 431: 188340 + 438 = 188778
Step 432: 188778 + 438 = 189216
Step 433: 189216 + 438 = 189654
Step 434: 189654 + 438 = 190092
Step 435: 190092 + 438 = 190530
Step 436: 190530 + 438 = 190968
Step 437: 190968 + 438 = 191406
Step 438: 191406 + 438 = 191844
Step 439: 191844 + 438 = 192282
Step 440: 192282 + 438 = 192720
Step 441: 192720 + 438 = 193158
Step 442: 193158 + 438 = 193596
Step 443: 193596 + 438 = 194034
Step 444: 194034 + 438 = 194472
Step 445: 194472 + 438 = 194910
Step 446: 194910 + 438 = 195348
Step 447: 195348 + 438 = 195786
Step 448: 195786 + 438 = 196224
Step 449: 196224 + 438 = 196662
Step 450: 196662 + 438 = 197100
Step 451: 197100 + 438 = 197538
Step 452: 197538 + 438 = 197976
Step 453: 197976 + 438 = 198414
Step 454: 198414 + 438 = 198852
Step 455: 198852 + 438 = 199290
Step 456: 199290 + 438 = 199728
Step 457: 199728 + 438 = 200166
Step 458: 200166 + 438 = 200604
Step 459: 200604 + 438 = 201042
Step 460: 201042 + 438 = 201480
Step 461: 201480 + 438 = 201918
Step 462: 201918 + 438 = 202356
Step 463: 202356 + 438 = 202794
Step 464: 202794 + 438 = 203232
Step 465: 203232 + 438 = 203670
Step 466: 203670 + 438 = 204108
Step 467: 204108 + 438 = 204546
Step 468: 204546 + 438 = 204984
Step 469: 204984 + 438 = 205422
Step 470: 205422 + 438 = 205860
Step 471: 205860 + 438 = 206298
Step 472: 206298 + 438 = 206736
Step 473: 206736 + 438 = 207174
Step 474: 207174 + 438 = 207612
Step 475: 207612 + 438 = 208050
Step 476: 208050 + 438 = 208488
Step 477: 208488 + 438 = 208926
Step 478: 208926 + 438 = 209364
Step 479: 209364 + 438 = 209802
Step 480: 209802 + 438 = 210240
Step 481: 210240 + 438 = 210678
Step 482: 210678 + 438 = 211116
Step 483: 211116 + 438 = 211554
Step 484: 211554 + 438 = 211992
Step 485: 211992 + 438 = 212430
Step 486: 212430 + 438 = 212868
Step 487: 212868 + 438 = 213306
Step 488: 213306 + 438 = 213744
Step 489: 213744 + 438 = 214182
Step 490: 214182 + 438 = 214620
Step 491: 214620 + 438 = 215058
Step 492: 215058 + 438 = 215496

So, 438*492 = 215496