Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 279. 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 279 and add it to itself 481 times.
Step 1: 0 + 279 = 279
Step 2: 279 + 279 = 558
Step 3: 558 + 279 = 837
Step 4: 837 + 279 = 1116
Step 5: 1116 + 279 = 1395
Step 6: 1395 + 279 = 1674
Step 7: 1674 + 279 = 1953
Step 8: 1953 + 279 = 2232
Step 9: 2232 + 279 = 2511
Step 10: 2511 + 279 = 2790
Step 11: 2790 + 279 = 3069
Step 12: 3069 + 279 = 3348
Step 13: 3348 + 279 = 3627
Step 14: 3627 + 279 = 3906
Step 15: 3906 + 279 = 4185
Step 16: 4185 + 279 = 4464
Step 17: 4464 + 279 = 4743
Step 18: 4743 + 279 = 5022
Step 19: 5022 + 279 = 5301
Step 20: 5301 + 279 = 5580
Step 21: 5580 + 279 = 5859
Step 22: 5859 + 279 = 6138
Step 23: 6138 + 279 = 6417
Step 24: 6417 + 279 = 6696
Step 25: 6696 + 279 = 6975
Step 26: 6975 + 279 = 7254
Step 27: 7254 + 279 = 7533
Step 28: 7533 + 279 = 7812
Step 29: 7812 + 279 = 8091
Step 30: 8091 + 279 = 8370
Step 31: 8370 + 279 = 8649
Step 32: 8649 + 279 = 8928
Step 33: 8928 + 279 = 9207
Step 34: 9207 + 279 = 9486
Step 35: 9486 + 279 = 9765
Step 36: 9765 + 279 = 10044
Step 37: 10044 + 279 = 10323
Step 38: 10323 + 279 = 10602
Step 39: 10602 + 279 = 10881
Step 40: 10881 + 279 = 11160
Step 41: 11160 + 279 = 11439
Step 42: 11439 + 279 = 11718
Step 43: 11718 + 279 = 11997
Step 44: 11997 + 279 = 12276
Step 45: 12276 + 279 = 12555
Step 46: 12555 + 279 = 12834
Step 47: 12834 + 279 = 13113
Step 48: 13113 + 279 = 13392
Step 49: 13392 + 279 = 13671
Step 50: 13671 + 279 = 13950
Step 51: 13950 + 279 = 14229
Step 52: 14229 + 279 = 14508
Step 53: 14508 + 279 = 14787
Step 54: 14787 + 279 = 15066
Step 55: 15066 + 279 = 15345
Step 56: 15345 + 279 = 15624
Step 57: 15624 + 279 = 15903
Step 58: 15903 + 279 = 16182
Step 59: 16182 + 279 = 16461
Step 60: 16461 + 279 = 16740
Step 61: 16740 + 279 = 17019
Step 62: 17019 + 279 = 17298
Step 63: 17298 + 279 = 17577
Step 64: 17577 + 279 = 17856
Step 65: 17856 + 279 = 18135
Step 66: 18135 + 279 = 18414
Step 67: 18414 + 279 = 18693
Step 68: 18693 + 279 = 18972
Step 69: 18972 + 279 = 19251
Step 70: 19251 + 279 = 19530
Step 71: 19530 + 279 = 19809
Step 72: 19809 + 279 = 20088
Step 73: 20088 + 279 = 20367
Step 74: 20367 + 279 = 20646
Step 75: 20646 + 279 = 20925
Step 76: 20925 + 279 = 21204
Step 77: 21204 + 279 = 21483
Step 78: 21483 + 279 = 21762
Step 79: 21762 + 279 = 22041
Step 80: 22041 + 279 = 22320
Step 81: 22320 + 279 = 22599
Step 82: 22599 + 279 = 22878
Step 83: 22878 + 279 = 23157
Step 84: 23157 + 279 = 23436
Step 85: 23436 + 279 = 23715
Step 86: 23715 + 279 = 23994
Step 87: 23994 + 279 = 24273
Step 88: 24273 + 279 = 24552
Step 89: 24552 + 279 = 24831
Step 90: 24831 + 279 = 25110
Step 91: 25110 + 279 = 25389
Step 92: 25389 + 279 = 25668
Step 93: 25668 + 279 = 25947
Step 94: 25947 + 279 = 26226
Step 95: 26226 + 279 = 26505
Step 96: 26505 + 279 = 26784
Step 97: 26784 + 279 = 27063
Step 98: 27063 + 279 = 27342
Step 99: 27342 + 279 = 27621
Step 100: 27621 + 279 = 27900
Step 101: 27900 + 279 = 28179
Step 102: 28179 + 279 = 28458
Step 103: 28458 + 279 = 28737
Step 104: 28737 + 279 = 29016
Step 105: 29016 + 279 = 29295
Step 106: 29295 + 279 = 29574
Step 107: 29574 + 279 = 29853
Step 108: 29853 + 279 = 30132
Step 109: 30132 + 279 = 30411
Step 110: 30411 + 279 = 30690
Step 111: 30690 + 279 = 30969
Step 112: 30969 + 279 = 31248
Step 113: 31248 + 279 = 31527
Step 114: 31527 + 279 = 31806
Step 115: 31806 + 279 = 32085
Step 116: 32085 + 279 = 32364
Step 117: 32364 + 279 = 32643
Step 118: 32643 + 279 = 32922
Step 119: 32922 + 279 = 33201
Step 120: 33201 + 279 = 33480
Step 121: 33480 + 279 = 33759
Step 122: 33759 + 279 = 34038
Step 123: 34038 + 279 = 34317
Step 124: 34317 + 279 = 34596
Step 125: 34596 + 279 = 34875
Step 126: 34875 + 279 = 35154
Step 127: 35154 + 279 = 35433
Step 128: 35433 + 279 = 35712
Step 129: 35712 + 279 = 35991
Step 130: 35991 + 279 = 36270
Step 131: 36270 + 279 = 36549
Step 132: 36549 + 279 = 36828
Step 133: 36828 + 279 = 37107
Step 134: 37107 + 279 = 37386
Step 135: 37386 + 279 = 37665
Step 136: 37665 + 279 = 37944
Step 137: 37944 + 279 = 38223
Step 138: 38223 + 279 = 38502
Step 139: 38502 + 279 = 38781
Step 140: 38781 + 279 = 39060
Step 141: 39060 + 279 = 39339
Step 142: 39339 + 279 = 39618
Step 143: 39618 + 279 = 39897
Step 144: 39897 + 279 = 40176
Step 145: 40176 + 279 = 40455
Step 146: 40455 + 279 = 40734
Step 147: 40734 + 279 = 41013
Step 148: 41013 + 279 = 41292
Step 149: 41292 + 279 = 41571
Step 150: 41571 + 279 = 41850
Step 151: 41850 + 279 = 42129
Step 152: 42129 + 279 = 42408
Step 153: 42408 + 279 = 42687
Step 154: 42687 + 279 = 42966
Step 155: 42966 + 279 = 43245
Step 156: 43245 + 279 = 43524
Step 157: 43524 + 279 = 43803
Step 158: 43803 + 279 = 44082
Step 159: 44082 + 279 = 44361
Step 160: 44361 + 279 = 44640
Step 161: 44640 + 279 = 44919
Step 162: 44919 + 279 = 45198
Step 163: 45198 + 279 = 45477
Step 164: 45477 + 279 = 45756
Step 165: 45756 + 279 = 46035
Step 166: 46035 + 279 = 46314
Step 167: 46314 + 279 = 46593
Step 168: 46593 + 279 = 46872
Step 169: 46872 + 279 = 47151
Step 170: 47151 + 279 = 47430
Step 171: 47430 + 279 = 47709
Step 172: 47709 + 279 = 47988
Step 173: 47988 + 279 = 48267
Step 174: 48267 + 279 = 48546
Step 175: 48546 + 279 = 48825
Step 176: 48825 + 279 = 49104
Step 177: 49104 + 279 = 49383
Step 178: 49383 + 279 = 49662
Step 179: 49662 + 279 = 49941
Step 180: 49941 + 279 = 50220
Step 181: 50220 + 279 = 50499
Step 182: 50499 + 279 = 50778
Step 183: 50778 + 279 = 51057
Step 184: 51057 + 279 = 51336
Step 185: 51336 + 279 = 51615
Step 186: 51615 + 279 = 51894
Step 187: 51894 + 279 = 52173
Step 188: 52173 + 279 = 52452
Step 189: 52452 + 279 = 52731
Step 190: 52731 + 279 = 53010
Step 191: 53010 + 279 = 53289
Step 192: 53289 + 279 = 53568
Step 193: 53568 + 279 = 53847
Step 194: 53847 + 279 = 54126
Step 195: 54126 + 279 = 54405
Step 196: 54405 + 279 = 54684
Step 197: 54684 + 279 = 54963
Step 198: 54963 + 279 = 55242
Step 199: 55242 + 279 = 55521
Step 200: 55521 + 279 = 55800
Step 201: 55800 + 279 = 56079
Step 202: 56079 + 279 = 56358
Step 203: 56358 + 279 = 56637
Step 204: 56637 + 279 = 56916
Step 205: 56916 + 279 = 57195
Step 206: 57195 + 279 = 57474
Step 207: 57474 + 279 = 57753
Step 208: 57753 + 279 = 58032
Step 209: 58032 + 279 = 58311
Step 210: 58311 + 279 = 58590
Step 211: 58590 + 279 = 58869
Step 212: 58869 + 279 = 59148
Step 213: 59148 + 279 = 59427
Step 214: 59427 + 279 = 59706
Step 215: 59706 + 279 = 59985
Step 216: 59985 + 279 = 60264
Step 217: 60264 + 279 = 60543
Step 218: 60543 + 279 = 60822
Step 219: 60822 + 279 = 61101
Step 220: 61101 + 279 = 61380
Step 221: 61380 + 279 = 61659
Step 222: 61659 + 279 = 61938
Step 223: 61938 + 279 = 62217
Step 224: 62217 + 279 = 62496
Step 225: 62496 + 279 = 62775
Step 226: 62775 + 279 = 63054
Step 227: 63054 + 279 = 63333
Step 228: 63333 + 279 = 63612
Step 229: 63612 + 279 = 63891
Step 230: 63891 + 279 = 64170
Step 231: 64170 + 279 = 64449
Step 232: 64449 + 279 = 64728
Step 233: 64728 + 279 = 65007
Step 234: 65007 + 279 = 65286
Step 235: 65286 + 279 = 65565
Step 236: 65565 + 279 = 65844
Step 237: 65844 + 279 = 66123
Step 238: 66123 + 279 = 66402
Step 239: 66402 + 279 = 66681
Step 240: 66681 + 279 = 66960
Step 241: 66960 + 279 = 67239
Step 242: 67239 + 279 = 67518
Step 243: 67518 + 279 = 67797
Step 244: 67797 + 279 = 68076
Step 245: 68076 + 279 = 68355
Step 246: 68355 + 279 = 68634
Step 247: 68634 + 279 = 68913
Step 248: 68913 + 279 = 69192
Step 249: 69192 + 279 = 69471
Step 250: 69471 + 279 = 69750
Step 251: 69750 + 279 = 70029
Step 252: 70029 + 279 = 70308
Step 253: 70308 + 279 = 70587
Step 254: 70587 + 279 = 70866
Step 255: 70866 + 279 = 71145
Step 256: 71145 + 279 = 71424
Step 257: 71424 + 279 = 71703
Step 258: 71703 + 279 = 71982
Step 259: 71982 + 279 = 72261
Step 260: 72261 + 279 = 72540
Step 261: 72540 + 279 = 72819
Step 262: 72819 + 279 = 73098
Step 263: 73098 + 279 = 73377
Step 264: 73377 + 279 = 73656
Step 265: 73656 + 279 = 73935
Step 266: 73935 + 279 = 74214
Step 267: 74214 + 279 = 74493
Step 268: 74493 + 279 = 74772
Step 269: 74772 + 279 = 75051
Step 270: 75051 + 279 = 75330
Step 271: 75330 + 279 = 75609
Step 272: 75609 + 279 = 75888
Step 273: 75888 + 279 = 76167
Step 274: 76167 + 279 = 76446
Step 275: 76446 + 279 = 76725
Step 276: 76725 + 279 = 77004
Step 277: 77004 + 279 = 77283
Step 278: 77283 + 279 = 77562
Step 279: 77562 + 279 = 77841
Step 280: 77841 + 279 = 78120
Step 281: 78120 + 279 = 78399
Step 282: 78399 + 279 = 78678
Step 283: 78678 + 279 = 78957
Step 284: 78957 + 279 = 79236
Step 285: 79236 + 279 = 79515
Step 286: 79515 + 279 = 79794
Step 287: 79794 + 279 = 80073
Step 288: 80073 + 279 = 80352
Step 289: 80352 + 279 = 80631
Step 290: 80631 + 279 = 80910
Step 291: 80910 + 279 = 81189
Step 292: 81189 + 279 = 81468
Step 293: 81468 + 279 = 81747
Step 294: 81747 + 279 = 82026
Step 295: 82026 + 279 = 82305
Step 296: 82305 + 279 = 82584
Step 297: 82584 + 279 = 82863
Step 298: 82863 + 279 = 83142
Step 299: 83142 + 279 = 83421
Step 300: 83421 + 279 = 83700
Step 301: 83700 + 279 = 83979
Step 302: 83979 + 279 = 84258
Step 303: 84258 + 279 = 84537
Step 304: 84537 + 279 = 84816
Step 305: 84816 + 279 = 85095
Step 306: 85095 + 279 = 85374
Step 307: 85374 + 279 = 85653
Step 308: 85653 + 279 = 85932
Step 309: 85932 + 279 = 86211
Step 310: 86211 + 279 = 86490
Step 311: 86490 + 279 = 86769
Step 312: 86769 + 279 = 87048
Step 313: 87048 + 279 = 87327
Step 314: 87327 + 279 = 87606
Step 315: 87606 + 279 = 87885
Step 316: 87885 + 279 = 88164
Step 317: 88164 + 279 = 88443
Step 318: 88443 + 279 = 88722
Step 319: 88722 + 279 = 89001
Step 320: 89001 + 279 = 89280
Step 321: 89280 + 279 = 89559
Step 322: 89559 + 279 = 89838
Step 323: 89838 + 279 = 90117
Step 324: 90117 + 279 = 90396
Step 325: 90396 + 279 = 90675
Step 326: 90675 + 279 = 90954
Step 327: 90954 + 279 = 91233
Step 328: 91233 + 279 = 91512
Step 329: 91512 + 279 = 91791
Step 330: 91791 + 279 = 92070
Step 331: 92070 + 279 = 92349
Step 332: 92349 + 279 = 92628
Step 333: 92628 + 279 = 92907
Step 334: 92907 + 279 = 93186
Step 335: 93186 + 279 = 93465
Step 336: 93465 + 279 = 93744
Step 337: 93744 + 279 = 94023
Step 338: 94023 + 279 = 94302
Step 339: 94302 + 279 = 94581
Step 340: 94581 + 279 = 94860
Step 341: 94860 + 279 = 95139
Step 342: 95139 + 279 = 95418
Step 343: 95418 + 279 = 95697
Step 344: 95697 + 279 = 95976
Step 345: 95976 + 279 = 96255
Step 346: 96255 + 279 = 96534
Step 347: 96534 + 279 = 96813
Step 348: 96813 + 279 = 97092
Step 349: 97092 + 279 = 97371
Step 350: 97371 + 279 = 97650
Step 351: 97650 + 279 = 97929
Step 352: 97929 + 279 = 98208
Step 353: 98208 + 279 = 98487
Step 354: 98487 + 279 = 98766
Step 355: 98766 + 279 = 99045
Step 356: 99045 + 279 = 99324
Step 357: 99324 + 279 = 99603
Step 358: 99603 + 279 = 99882
Step 359: 99882 + 279 = 100161
Step 360: 100161 + 279 = 100440
Step 361: 100440 + 279 = 100719
Step 362: 100719 + 279 = 100998
Step 363: 100998 + 279 = 101277
Step 364: 101277 + 279 = 101556
Step 365: 101556 + 279 = 101835
Step 366: 101835 + 279 = 102114
Step 367: 102114 + 279 = 102393
Step 368: 102393 + 279 = 102672
Step 369: 102672 + 279 = 102951
Step 370: 102951 + 279 = 103230
Step 371: 103230 + 279 = 103509
Step 372: 103509 + 279 = 103788
Step 373: 103788 + 279 = 104067
Step 374: 104067 + 279 = 104346
Step 375: 104346 + 279 = 104625
Step 376: 104625 + 279 = 104904
Step 377: 104904 + 279 = 105183
Step 378: 105183 + 279 = 105462
Step 379: 105462 + 279 = 105741
Step 380: 105741 + 279 = 106020
Step 381: 106020 + 279 = 106299
Step 382: 106299 + 279 = 106578
Step 383: 106578 + 279 = 106857
Step 384: 106857 + 279 = 107136
Step 385: 107136 + 279 = 107415
Step 386: 107415 + 279 = 107694
Step 387: 107694 + 279 = 107973
Step 388: 107973 + 279 = 108252
Step 389: 108252 + 279 = 108531
Step 390: 108531 + 279 = 108810
Step 391: 108810 + 279 = 109089
Step 392: 109089 + 279 = 109368
Step 393: 109368 + 279 = 109647
Step 394: 109647 + 279 = 109926
Step 395: 109926 + 279 = 110205
Step 396: 110205 + 279 = 110484
Step 397: 110484 + 279 = 110763
Step 398: 110763 + 279 = 111042
Step 399: 111042 + 279 = 111321
Step 400: 111321 + 279 = 111600
Step 401: 111600 + 279 = 111879
Step 402: 111879 + 279 = 112158
Step 403: 112158 + 279 = 112437
Step 404: 112437 + 279 = 112716
Step 405: 112716 + 279 = 112995
Step 406: 112995 + 279 = 113274
Step 407: 113274 + 279 = 113553
Step 408: 113553 + 279 = 113832
Step 409: 113832 + 279 = 114111
Step 410: 114111 + 279 = 114390
Step 411: 114390 + 279 = 114669
Step 412: 114669 + 279 = 114948
Step 413: 114948 + 279 = 115227
Step 414: 115227 + 279 = 115506
Step 415: 115506 + 279 = 115785
Step 416: 115785 + 279 = 116064
Step 417: 116064 + 279 = 116343
Step 418: 116343 + 279 = 116622
Step 419: 116622 + 279 = 116901
Step 420: 116901 + 279 = 117180
Step 421: 117180 + 279 = 117459
Step 422: 117459 + 279 = 117738
Step 423: 117738 + 279 = 118017
Step 424: 118017 + 279 = 118296
Step 425: 118296 + 279 = 118575
Step 426: 118575 + 279 = 118854
Step 427: 118854 + 279 = 119133
Step 428: 119133 + 279 = 119412
Step 429: 119412 + 279 = 119691
Step 430: 119691 + 279 = 119970
Step 431: 119970 + 279 = 120249
Step 432: 120249 + 279 = 120528
Step 433: 120528 + 279 = 120807
Step 434: 120807 + 279 = 121086
Step 435: 121086 + 279 = 121365
Step 436: 121365 + 279 = 121644
Step 437: 121644 + 279 = 121923
Step 438: 121923 + 279 = 122202
Step 439: 122202 + 279 = 122481
Step 440: 122481 + 279 = 122760
Step 441: 122760 + 279 = 123039
Step 442: 123039 + 279 = 123318
Step 443: 123318 + 279 = 123597
Step 444: 123597 + 279 = 123876
Step 445: 123876 + 279 = 124155
Step 446: 124155 + 279 = 124434
Step 447: 124434 + 279 = 124713
Step 448: 124713 + 279 = 124992
Step 449: 124992 + 279 = 125271
Step 450: 125271 + 279 = 125550
Step 451: 125550 + 279 = 125829
Step 452: 125829 + 279 = 126108
Step 453: 126108 + 279 = 126387
Step 454: 126387 + 279 = 126666
Step 455: 126666 + 279 = 126945
Step 456: 126945 + 279 = 127224
Step 457: 127224 + 279 = 127503
Step 458: 127503 + 279 = 127782
Step 459: 127782 + 279 = 128061
Step 460: 128061 + 279 = 128340
Step 461: 128340 + 279 = 128619
Step 462: 128619 + 279 = 128898
Step 463: 128898 + 279 = 129177
Step 464: 129177 + 279 = 129456
Step 465: 129456 + 279 = 129735
Step 466: 129735 + 279 = 130014
Step 467: 130014 + 279 = 130293
Step 468: 130293 + 279 = 130572
Step 469: 130572 + 279 = 130851
Step 470: 130851 + 279 = 131130
Step 471: 131130 + 279 = 131409
Step 472: 131409 + 279 = 131688
Step 473: 131688 + 279 = 131967
Step 474: 131967 + 279 = 132246
Step 475: 132246 + 279 = 132525
Step 476: 132525 + 279 = 132804
Step 477: 132804 + 279 = 133083
Step 478: 133083 + 279 = 133362
Step 479: 133362 + 279 = 133641
Step 480: 133641 + 279 = 133920
Step 481: 133920 + 279 = 134199

So, 279*481 = 134199