Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 494. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 496. So, we're going to take the number 494 and add it to itself 496 times.
Step 1: 0 + 494 = 494
Step 2: 494 + 494 = 988
Step 3: 988 + 494 = 1482
Step 4: 1482 + 494 = 1976
Step 5: 1976 + 494 = 2470
Step 6: 2470 + 494 = 2964
Step 7: 2964 + 494 = 3458
Step 8: 3458 + 494 = 3952
Step 9: 3952 + 494 = 4446
Step 10: 4446 + 494 = 4940
Step 11: 4940 + 494 = 5434
Step 12: 5434 + 494 = 5928
Step 13: 5928 + 494 = 6422
Step 14: 6422 + 494 = 6916
Step 15: 6916 + 494 = 7410
Step 16: 7410 + 494 = 7904
Step 17: 7904 + 494 = 8398
Step 18: 8398 + 494 = 8892
Step 19: 8892 + 494 = 9386
Step 20: 9386 + 494 = 9880
Step 21: 9880 + 494 = 10374
Step 22: 10374 + 494 = 10868
Step 23: 10868 + 494 = 11362
Step 24: 11362 + 494 = 11856
Step 25: 11856 + 494 = 12350
Step 26: 12350 + 494 = 12844
Step 27: 12844 + 494 = 13338
Step 28: 13338 + 494 = 13832
Step 29: 13832 + 494 = 14326
Step 30: 14326 + 494 = 14820
Step 31: 14820 + 494 = 15314
Step 32: 15314 + 494 = 15808
Step 33: 15808 + 494 = 16302
Step 34: 16302 + 494 = 16796
Step 35: 16796 + 494 = 17290
Step 36: 17290 + 494 = 17784
Step 37: 17784 + 494 = 18278
Step 38: 18278 + 494 = 18772
Step 39: 18772 + 494 = 19266
Step 40: 19266 + 494 = 19760
Step 41: 19760 + 494 = 20254
Step 42: 20254 + 494 = 20748
Step 43: 20748 + 494 = 21242
Step 44: 21242 + 494 = 21736
Step 45: 21736 + 494 = 22230
Step 46: 22230 + 494 = 22724
Step 47: 22724 + 494 = 23218
Step 48: 23218 + 494 = 23712
Step 49: 23712 + 494 = 24206
Step 50: 24206 + 494 = 24700
Step 51: 24700 + 494 = 25194
Step 52: 25194 + 494 = 25688
Step 53: 25688 + 494 = 26182
Step 54: 26182 + 494 = 26676
Step 55: 26676 + 494 = 27170
Step 56: 27170 + 494 = 27664
Step 57: 27664 + 494 = 28158
Step 58: 28158 + 494 = 28652
Step 59: 28652 + 494 = 29146
Step 60: 29146 + 494 = 29640
Step 61: 29640 + 494 = 30134
Step 62: 30134 + 494 = 30628
Step 63: 30628 + 494 = 31122
Step 64: 31122 + 494 = 31616
Step 65: 31616 + 494 = 32110
Step 66: 32110 + 494 = 32604
Step 67: 32604 + 494 = 33098
Step 68: 33098 + 494 = 33592
Step 69: 33592 + 494 = 34086
Step 70: 34086 + 494 = 34580
Step 71: 34580 + 494 = 35074
Step 72: 35074 + 494 = 35568
Step 73: 35568 + 494 = 36062
Step 74: 36062 + 494 = 36556
Step 75: 36556 + 494 = 37050
Step 76: 37050 + 494 = 37544
Step 77: 37544 + 494 = 38038
Step 78: 38038 + 494 = 38532
Step 79: 38532 + 494 = 39026
Step 80: 39026 + 494 = 39520
Step 81: 39520 + 494 = 40014
Step 82: 40014 + 494 = 40508
Step 83: 40508 + 494 = 41002
Step 84: 41002 + 494 = 41496
Step 85: 41496 + 494 = 41990
Step 86: 41990 + 494 = 42484
Step 87: 42484 + 494 = 42978
Step 88: 42978 + 494 = 43472
Step 89: 43472 + 494 = 43966
Step 90: 43966 + 494 = 44460
Step 91: 44460 + 494 = 44954
Step 92: 44954 + 494 = 45448
Step 93: 45448 + 494 = 45942
Step 94: 45942 + 494 = 46436
Step 95: 46436 + 494 = 46930
Step 96: 46930 + 494 = 47424
Step 97: 47424 + 494 = 47918
Step 98: 47918 + 494 = 48412
Step 99: 48412 + 494 = 48906
Step 100: 48906 + 494 = 49400
Step 101: 49400 + 494 = 49894
Step 102: 49894 + 494 = 50388
Step 103: 50388 + 494 = 50882
Step 104: 50882 + 494 = 51376
Step 105: 51376 + 494 = 51870
Step 106: 51870 + 494 = 52364
Step 107: 52364 + 494 = 52858
Step 108: 52858 + 494 = 53352
Step 109: 53352 + 494 = 53846
Step 110: 53846 + 494 = 54340
Step 111: 54340 + 494 = 54834
Step 112: 54834 + 494 = 55328
Step 113: 55328 + 494 = 55822
Step 114: 55822 + 494 = 56316
Step 115: 56316 + 494 = 56810
Step 116: 56810 + 494 = 57304
Step 117: 57304 + 494 = 57798
Step 118: 57798 + 494 = 58292
Step 119: 58292 + 494 = 58786
Step 120: 58786 + 494 = 59280
Step 121: 59280 + 494 = 59774
Step 122: 59774 + 494 = 60268
Step 123: 60268 + 494 = 60762
Step 124: 60762 + 494 = 61256
Step 125: 61256 + 494 = 61750
Step 126: 61750 + 494 = 62244
Step 127: 62244 + 494 = 62738
Step 128: 62738 + 494 = 63232
Step 129: 63232 + 494 = 63726
Step 130: 63726 + 494 = 64220
Step 131: 64220 + 494 = 64714
Step 132: 64714 + 494 = 65208
Step 133: 65208 + 494 = 65702
Step 134: 65702 + 494 = 66196
Step 135: 66196 + 494 = 66690
Step 136: 66690 + 494 = 67184
Step 137: 67184 + 494 = 67678
Step 138: 67678 + 494 = 68172
Step 139: 68172 + 494 = 68666
Step 140: 68666 + 494 = 69160
Step 141: 69160 + 494 = 69654
Step 142: 69654 + 494 = 70148
Step 143: 70148 + 494 = 70642
Step 144: 70642 + 494 = 71136
Step 145: 71136 + 494 = 71630
Step 146: 71630 + 494 = 72124
Step 147: 72124 + 494 = 72618
Step 148: 72618 + 494 = 73112
Step 149: 73112 + 494 = 73606
Step 150: 73606 + 494 = 74100
Step 151: 74100 + 494 = 74594
Step 152: 74594 + 494 = 75088
Step 153: 75088 + 494 = 75582
Step 154: 75582 + 494 = 76076
Step 155: 76076 + 494 = 76570
Step 156: 76570 + 494 = 77064
Step 157: 77064 + 494 = 77558
Step 158: 77558 + 494 = 78052
Step 159: 78052 + 494 = 78546
Step 160: 78546 + 494 = 79040
Step 161: 79040 + 494 = 79534
Step 162: 79534 + 494 = 80028
Step 163: 80028 + 494 = 80522
Step 164: 80522 + 494 = 81016
Step 165: 81016 + 494 = 81510
Step 166: 81510 + 494 = 82004
Step 167: 82004 + 494 = 82498
Step 168: 82498 + 494 = 82992
Step 169: 82992 + 494 = 83486
Step 170: 83486 + 494 = 83980
Step 171: 83980 + 494 = 84474
Step 172: 84474 + 494 = 84968
Step 173: 84968 + 494 = 85462
Step 174: 85462 + 494 = 85956
Step 175: 85956 + 494 = 86450
Step 176: 86450 + 494 = 86944
Step 177: 86944 + 494 = 87438
Step 178: 87438 + 494 = 87932
Step 179: 87932 + 494 = 88426
Step 180: 88426 + 494 = 88920
Step 181: 88920 + 494 = 89414
Step 182: 89414 + 494 = 89908
Step 183: 89908 + 494 = 90402
Step 184: 90402 + 494 = 90896
Step 185: 90896 + 494 = 91390
Step 186: 91390 + 494 = 91884
Step 187: 91884 + 494 = 92378
Step 188: 92378 + 494 = 92872
Step 189: 92872 + 494 = 93366
Step 190: 93366 + 494 = 93860
Step 191: 93860 + 494 = 94354
Step 192: 94354 + 494 = 94848
Step 193: 94848 + 494 = 95342
Step 194: 95342 + 494 = 95836
Step 195: 95836 + 494 = 96330
Step 196: 96330 + 494 = 96824
Step 197: 96824 + 494 = 97318
Step 198: 97318 + 494 = 97812
Step 199: 97812 + 494 = 98306
Step 200: 98306 + 494 = 98800
Step 201: 98800 + 494 = 99294
Step 202: 99294 + 494 = 99788
Step 203: 99788 + 494 = 100282
Step 204: 100282 + 494 = 100776
Step 205: 100776 + 494 = 101270
Step 206: 101270 + 494 = 101764
Step 207: 101764 + 494 = 102258
Step 208: 102258 + 494 = 102752
Step 209: 102752 + 494 = 103246
Step 210: 103246 + 494 = 103740
Step 211: 103740 + 494 = 104234
Step 212: 104234 + 494 = 104728
Step 213: 104728 + 494 = 105222
Step 214: 105222 + 494 = 105716
Step 215: 105716 + 494 = 106210
Step 216: 106210 + 494 = 106704
Step 217: 106704 + 494 = 107198
Step 218: 107198 + 494 = 107692
Step 219: 107692 + 494 = 108186
Step 220: 108186 + 494 = 108680
Step 221: 108680 + 494 = 109174
Step 222: 109174 + 494 = 109668
Step 223: 109668 + 494 = 110162
Step 224: 110162 + 494 = 110656
Step 225: 110656 + 494 = 111150
Step 226: 111150 + 494 = 111644
Step 227: 111644 + 494 = 112138
Step 228: 112138 + 494 = 112632
Step 229: 112632 + 494 = 113126
Step 230: 113126 + 494 = 113620
Step 231: 113620 + 494 = 114114
Step 232: 114114 + 494 = 114608
Step 233: 114608 + 494 = 115102
Step 234: 115102 + 494 = 115596
Step 235: 115596 + 494 = 116090
Step 236: 116090 + 494 = 116584
Step 237: 116584 + 494 = 117078
Step 238: 117078 + 494 = 117572
Step 239: 117572 + 494 = 118066
Step 240: 118066 + 494 = 118560
Step 241: 118560 + 494 = 119054
Step 242: 119054 + 494 = 119548
Step 243: 119548 + 494 = 120042
Step 244: 120042 + 494 = 120536
Step 245: 120536 + 494 = 121030
Step 246: 121030 + 494 = 121524
Step 247: 121524 + 494 = 122018
Step 248: 122018 + 494 = 122512
Step 249: 122512 + 494 = 123006
Step 250: 123006 + 494 = 123500
Step 251: 123500 + 494 = 123994
Step 252: 123994 + 494 = 124488
Step 253: 124488 + 494 = 124982
Step 254: 124982 + 494 = 125476
Step 255: 125476 + 494 = 125970
Step 256: 125970 + 494 = 126464
Step 257: 126464 + 494 = 126958
Step 258: 126958 + 494 = 127452
Step 259: 127452 + 494 = 127946
Step 260: 127946 + 494 = 128440
Step 261: 128440 + 494 = 128934
Step 262: 128934 + 494 = 129428
Step 263: 129428 + 494 = 129922
Step 264: 129922 + 494 = 130416
Step 265: 130416 + 494 = 130910
Step 266: 130910 + 494 = 131404
Step 267: 131404 + 494 = 131898
Step 268: 131898 + 494 = 132392
Step 269: 132392 + 494 = 132886
Step 270: 132886 + 494 = 133380
Step 271: 133380 + 494 = 133874
Step 272: 133874 + 494 = 134368
Step 273: 134368 + 494 = 134862
Step 274: 134862 + 494 = 135356
Step 275: 135356 + 494 = 135850
Step 276: 135850 + 494 = 136344
Step 277: 136344 + 494 = 136838
Step 278: 136838 + 494 = 137332
Step 279: 137332 + 494 = 137826
Step 280: 137826 + 494 = 138320
Step 281: 138320 + 494 = 138814
Step 282: 138814 + 494 = 139308
Step 283: 139308 + 494 = 139802
Step 284: 139802 + 494 = 140296
Step 285: 140296 + 494 = 140790
Step 286: 140790 + 494 = 141284
Step 287: 141284 + 494 = 141778
Step 288: 141778 + 494 = 142272
Step 289: 142272 + 494 = 142766
Step 290: 142766 + 494 = 143260
Step 291: 143260 + 494 = 143754
Step 292: 143754 + 494 = 144248
Step 293: 144248 + 494 = 144742
Step 294: 144742 + 494 = 145236
Step 295: 145236 + 494 = 145730
Step 296: 145730 + 494 = 146224
Step 297: 146224 + 494 = 146718
Step 298: 146718 + 494 = 147212
Step 299: 147212 + 494 = 147706
Step 300: 147706 + 494 = 148200
Step 301: 148200 + 494 = 148694
Step 302: 148694 + 494 = 149188
Step 303: 149188 + 494 = 149682
Step 304: 149682 + 494 = 150176
Step 305: 150176 + 494 = 150670
Step 306: 150670 + 494 = 151164
Step 307: 151164 + 494 = 151658
Step 308: 151658 + 494 = 152152
Step 309: 152152 + 494 = 152646
Step 310: 152646 + 494 = 153140
Step 311: 153140 + 494 = 153634
Step 312: 153634 + 494 = 154128
Step 313: 154128 + 494 = 154622
Step 314: 154622 + 494 = 155116
Step 315: 155116 + 494 = 155610
Step 316: 155610 + 494 = 156104
Step 317: 156104 + 494 = 156598
Step 318: 156598 + 494 = 157092
Step 319: 157092 + 494 = 157586
Step 320: 157586 + 494 = 158080
Step 321: 158080 + 494 = 158574
Step 322: 158574 + 494 = 159068
Step 323: 159068 + 494 = 159562
Step 324: 159562 + 494 = 160056
Step 325: 160056 + 494 = 160550
Step 326: 160550 + 494 = 161044
Step 327: 161044 + 494 = 161538
Step 328: 161538 + 494 = 162032
Step 329: 162032 + 494 = 162526
Step 330: 162526 + 494 = 163020
Step 331: 163020 + 494 = 163514
Step 332: 163514 + 494 = 164008
Step 333: 164008 + 494 = 164502
Step 334: 164502 + 494 = 164996
Step 335: 164996 + 494 = 165490
Step 336: 165490 + 494 = 165984
Step 337: 165984 + 494 = 166478
Step 338: 166478 + 494 = 166972
Step 339: 166972 + 494 = 167466
Step 340: 167466 + 494 = 167960
Step 341: 167960 + 494 = 168454
Step 342: 168454 + 494 = 168948
Step 343: 168948 + 494 = 169442
Step 344: 169442 + 494 = 169936
Step 345: 169936 + 494 = 170430
Step 346: 170430 + 494 = 170924
Step 347: 170924 + 494 = 171418
Step 348: 171418 + 494 = 171912
Step 349: 171912 + 494 = 172406
Step 350: 172406 + 494 = 172900
Step 351: 172900 + 494 = 173394
Step 352: 173394 + 494 = 173888
Step 353: 173888 + 494 = 174382
Step 354: 174382 + 494 = 174876
Step 355: 174876 + 494 = 175370
Step 356: 175370 + 494 = 175864
Step 357: 175864 + 494 = 176358
Step 358: 176358 + 494 = 176852
Step 359: 176852 + 494 = 177346
Step 360: 177346 + 494 = 177840
Step 361: 177840 + 494 = 178334
Step 362: 178334 + 494 = 178828
Step 363: 178828 + 494 = 179322
Step 364: 179322 + 494 = 179816
Step 365: 179816 + 494 = 180310
Step 366: 180310 + 494 = 180804
Step 367: 180804 + 494 = 181298
Step 368: 181298 + 494 = 181792
Step 369: 181792 + 494 = 182286
Step 370: 182286 + 494 = 182780
Step 371: 182780 + 494 = 183274
Step 372: 183274 + 494 = 183768
Step 373: 183768 + 494 = 184262
Step 374: 184262 + 494 = 184756
Step 375: 184756 + 494 = 185250
Step 376: 185250 + 494 = 185744
Step 377: 185744 + 494 = 186238
Step 378: 186238 + 494 = 186732
Step 379: 186732 + 494 = 187226
Step 380: 187226 + 494 = 187720
Step 381: 187720 + 494 = 188214
Step 382: 188214 + 494 = 188708
Step 383: 188708 + 494 = 189202
Step 384: 189202 + 494 = 189696
Step 385: 189696 + 494 = 190190
Step 386: 190190 + 494 = 190684
Step 387: 190684 + 494 = 191178
Step 388: 191178 + 494 = 191672
Step 389: 191672 + 494 = 192166
Step 390: 192166 + 494 = 192660
Step 391: 192660 + 494 = 193154
Step 392: 193154 + 494 = 193648
Step 393: 193648 + 494 = 194142
Step 394: 194142 + 494 = 194636
Step 395: 194636 + 494 = 195130
Step 396: 195130 + 494 = 195624
Step 397: 195624 + 494 = 196118
Step 398: 196118 + 494 = 196612
Step 399: 196612 + 494 = 197106
Step 400: 197106 + 494 = 197600
Step 401: 197600 + 494 = 198094
Step 402: 198094 + 494 = 198588
Step 403: 198588 + 494 = 199082
Step 404: 199082 + 494 = 199576
Step 405: 199576 + 494 = 200070
Step 406: 200070 + 494 = 200564
Step 407: 200564 + 494 = 201058
Step 408: 201058 + 494 = 201552
Step 409: 201552 + 494 = 202046
Step 410: 202046 + 494 = 202540
Step 411: 202540 + 494 = 203034
Step 412: 203034 + 494 = 203528
Step 413: 203528 + 494 = 204022
Step 414: 204022 + 494 = 204516
Step 415: 204516 + 494 = 205010
Step 416: 205010 + 494 = 205504
Step 417: 205504 + 494 = 205998
Step 418: 205998 + 494 = 206492
Step 419: 206492 + 494 = 206986
Step 420: 206986 + 494 = 207480
Step 421: 207480 + 494 = 207974
Step 422: 207974 + 494 = 208468
Step 423: 208468 + 494 = 208962
Step 424: 208962 + 494 = 209456
Step 425: 209456 + 494 = 209950
Step 426: 209950 + 494 = 210444
Step 427: 210444 + 494 = 210938
Step 428: 210938 + 494 = 211432
Step 429: 211432 + 494 = 211926
Step 430: 211926 + 494 = 212420
Step 431: 212420 + 494 = 212914
Step 432: 212914 + 494 = 213408
Step 433: 213408 + 494 = 213902
Step 434: 213902 + 494 = 214396
Step 435: 214396 + 494 = 214890
Step 436: 214890 + 494 = 215384
Step 437: 215384 + 494 = 215878
Step 438: 215878 + 494 = 216372
Step 439: 216372 + 494 = 216866
Step 440: 216866 + 494 = 217360
Step 441: 217360 + 494 = 217854
Step 442: 217854 + 494 = 218348
Step 443: 218348 + 494 = 218842
Step 444: 218842 + 494 = 219336
Step 445: 219336 + 494 = 219830
Step 446: 219830 + 494 = 220324
Step 447: 220324 + 494 = 220818
Step 448: 220818 + 494 = 221312
Step 449: 221312 + 494 = 221806
Step 450: 221806 + 494 = 222300
Step 451: 222300 + 494 = 222794
Step 452: 222794 + 494 = 223288
Step 453: 223288 + 494 = 223782
Step 454: 223782 + 494 = 224276
Step 455: 224276 + 494 = 224770
Step 456: 224770 + 494 = 225264
Step 457: 225264 + 494 = 225758
Step 458: 225758 + 494 = 226252
Step 459: 226252 + 494 = 226746
Step 460: 226746 + 494 = 227240
Step 461: 227240 + 494 = 227734
Step 462: 227734 + 494 = 228228
Step 463: 228228 + 494 = 228722
Step 464: 228722 + 494 = 229216
Step 465: 229216 + 494 = 229710
Step 466: 229710 + 494 = 230204
Step 467: 230204 + 494 = 230698
Step 468: 230698 + 494 = 231192
Step 469: 231192 + 494 = 231686
Step 470: 231686 + 494 = 232180
Step 471: 232180 + 494 = 232674
Step 472: 232674 + 494 = 233168
Step 473: 233168 + 494 = 233662
Step 474: 233662 + 494 = 234156
Step 475: 234156 + 494 = 234650
Step 476: 234650 + 494 = 235144
Step 477: 235144 + 494 = 235638
Step 478: 235638 + 494 = 236132
Step 479: 236132 + 494 = 236626
Step 480: 236626 + 494 = 237120
Step 481: 237120 + 494 = 237614
Step 482: 237614 + 494 = 238108
Step 483: 238108 + 494 = 238602
Step 484: 238602 + 494 = 239096
Step 485: 239096 + 494 = 239590
Step 486: 239590 + 494 = 240084
Step 487: 240084 + 494 = 240578
Step 488: 240578 + 494 = 241072
Step 489: 241072 + 494 = 241566
Step 490: 241566 + 494 = 242060
Step 491: 242060 + 494 = 242554
Step 492: 242554 + 494 = 243048
Step 493: 243048 + 494 = 243542
Step 494: 243542 + 494 = 244036
Step 495: 244036 + 494 = 244530
Step 496: 244530 + 494 = 245024

So, 494*496 = 245024