OK, let's crack this. We're given 332 and our task is to multiply it by 499. Essentially, we'll be adding 332 to itself 499 times.
Step 1: 0 + 332 = 332
Step 2: 332 + 332 = 664
Step 3: 664 + 332 = 996
Step 4: 996 + 332 = 1328
Step 5: 1328 + 332 = 1660
Step 6: 1660 + 332 = 1992
Step 7: 1992 + 332 = 2324
Step 8: 2324 + 332 = 2656
Step 9: 2656 + 332 = 2988
Step 10: 2988 + 332 = 3320
Step 11: 3320 + 332 = 3652
Step 12: 3652 + 332 = 3984
Step 13: 3984 + 332 = 4316
Step 14: 4316 + 332 = 4648
Step 15: 4648 + 332 = 4980
Step 16: 4980 + 332 = 5312
Step 17: 5312 + 332 = 5644
Step 18: 5644 + 332 = 5976
Step 19: 5976 + 332 = 6308
Step 20: 6308 + 332 = 6640
Step 21: 6640 + 332 = 6972
Step 22: 6972 + 332 = 7304
Step 23: 7304 + 332 = 7636
Step 24: 7636 + 332 = 7968
Step 25: 7968 + 332 = 8300
Step 26: 8300 + 332 = 8632
Step 27: 8632 + 332 = 8964
Step 28: 8964 + 332 = 9296
Step 29: 9296 + 332 = 9628
Step 30: 9628 + 332 = 9960
Step 31: 9960 + 332 = 10292
Step 32: 10292 + 332 = 10624
Step 33: 10624 + 332 = 10956
Step 34: 10956 + 332 = 11288
Step 35: 11288 + 332 = 11620
Step 36: 11620 + 332 = 11952
Step 37: 11952 + 332 = 12284
Step 38: 12284 + 332 = 12616
Step 39: 12616 + 332 = 12948
Step 40: 12948 + 332 = 13280
Step 41: 13280 + 332 = 13612
Step 42: 13612 + 332 = 13944
Step 43: 13944 + 332 = 14276
Step 44: 14276 + 332 = 14608
Step 45: 14608 + 332 = 14940
Step 46: 14940 + 332 = 15272
Step 47: 15272 + 332 = 15604
Step 48: 15604 + 332 = 15936
Step 49: 15936 + 332 = 16268
Step 50: 16268 + 332 = 16600
Step 51: 16600 + 332 = 16932
Step 52: 16932 + 332 = 17264
Step 53: 17264 + 332 = 17596
Step 54: 17596 + 332 = 17928
Step 55: 17928 + 332 = 18260
Step 56: 18260 + 332 = 18592
Step 57: 18592 + 332 = 18924
Step 58: 18924 + 332 = 19256
Step 59: 19256 + 332 = 19588
Step 60: 19588 + 332 = 19920
Step 61: 19920 + 332 = 20252
Step 62: 20252 + 332 = 20584
Step 63: 20584 + 332 = 20916
Step 64: 20916 + 332 = 21248
Step 65: 21248 + 332 = 21580
Step 66: 21580 + 332 = 21912
Step 67: 21912 + 332 = 22244
Step 68: 22244 + 332 = 22576
Step 69: 22576 + 332 = 22908
Step 70: 22908 + 332 = 23240
Step 71: 23240 + 332 = 23572
Step 72: 23572 + 332 = 23904
Step 73: 23904 + 332 = 24236
Step 74: 24236 + 332 = 24568
Step 75: 24568 + 332 = 24900
Step 76: 24900 + 332 = 25232
Step 77: 25232 + 332 = 25564
Step 78: 25564 + 332 = 25896
Step 79: 25896 + 332 = 26228
Step 80: 26228 + 332 = 26560
Step 81: 26560 + 332 = 26892
Step 82: 26892 + 332 = 27224
Step 83: 27224 + 332 = 27556
Step 84: 27556 + 332 = 27888
Step 85: 27888 + 332 = 28220
Step 86: 28220 + 332 = 28552
Step 87: 28552 + 332 = 28884
Step 88: 28884 + 332 = 29216
Step 89: 29216 + 332 = 29548
Step 90: 29548 + 332 = 29880
Step 91: 29880 + 332 = 30212
Step 92: 30212 + 332 = 30544
Step 93: 30544 + 332 = 30876
Step 94: 30876 + 332 = 31208
Step 95: 31208 + 332 = 31540
Step 96: 31540 + 332 = 31872
Step 97: 31872 + 332 = 32204
Step 98: 32204 + 332 = 32536
Step 99: 32536 + 332 = 32868
Step 100: 32868 + 332 = 33200
Step 101: 33200 + 332 = 33532
Step 102: 33532 + 332 = 33864
Step 103: 33864 + 332 = 34196
Step 104: 34196 + 332 = 34528
Step 105: 34528 + 332 = 34860
Step 106: 34860 + 332 = 35192
Step 107: 35192 + 332 = 35524
Step 108: 35524 + 332 = 35856
Step 109: 35856 + 332 = 36188
Step 110: 36188 + 332 = 36520
Step 111: 36520 + 332 = 36852
Step 112: 36852 + 332 = 37184
Step 113: 37184 + 332 = 37516
Step 114: 37516 + 332 = 37848
Step 115: 37848 + 332 = 38180
Step 116: 38180 + 332 = 38512
Step 117: 38512 + 332 = 38844
Step 118: 38844 + 332 = 39176
Step 119: 39176 + 332 = 39508
Step 120: 39508 + 332 = 39840
Step 121: 39840 + 332 = 40172
Step 122: 40172 + 332 = 40504
Step 123: 40504 + 332 = 40836
Step 124: 40836 + 332 = 41168
Step 125: 41168 + 332 = 41500
Step 126: 41500 + 332 = 41832
Step 127: 41832 + 332 = 42164
Step 128: 42164 + 332 = 42496
Step 129: 42496 + 332 = 42828
Step 130: 42828 + 332 = 43160
Step 131: 43160 + 332 = 43492
Step 132: 43492 + 332 = 43824
Step 133: 43824 + 332 = 44156
Step 134: 44156 + 332 = 44488
Step 135: 44488 + 332 = 44820
Step 136: 44820 + 332 = 45152
Step 137: 45152 + 332 = 45484
Step 138: 45484 + 332 = 45816
Step 139: 45816 + 332 = 46148
Step 140: 46148 + 332 = 46480
Step 141: 46480 + 332 = 46812
Step 142: 46812 + 332 = 47144
Step 143: 47144 + 332 = 47476
Step 144: 47476 + 332 = 47808
Step 145: 47808 + 332 = 48140
Step 146: 48140 + 332 = 48472
Step 147: 48472 + 332 = 48804
Step 148: 48804 + 332 = 49136
Step 149: 49136 + 332 = 49468
Step 150: 49468 + 332 = 49800
Step 151: 49800 + 332 = 50132
Step 152: 50132 + 332 = 50464
Step 153: 50464 + 332 = 50796
Step 154: 50796 + 332 = 51128
Step 155: 51128 + 332 = 51460
Step 156: 51460 + 332 = 51792
Step 157: 51792 + 332 = 52124
Step 158: 52124 + 332 = 52456
Step 159: 52456 + 332 = 52788
Step 160: 52788 + 332 = 53120
Step 161: 53120 + 332 = 53452
Step 162: 53452 + 332 = 53784
Step 163: 53784 + 332 = 54116
Step 164: 54116 + 332 = 54448
Step 165: 54448 + 332 = 54780
Step 166: 54780 + 332 = 55112
Step 167: 55112 + 332 = 55444
Step 168: 55444 + 332 = 55776
Step 169: 55776 + 332 = 56108
Step 170: 56108 + 332 = 56440
Step 171: 56440 + 332 = 56772
Step 172: 56772 + 332 = 57104
Step 173: 57104 + 332 = 57436
Step 174: 57436 + 332 = 57768
Step 175: 57768 + 332 = 58100
Step 176: 58100 + 332 = 58432
Step 177: 58432 + 332 = 58764
Step 178: 58764 + 332 = 59096
Step 179: 59096 + 332 = 59428
Step 180: 59428 + 332 = 59760
Step 181: 59760 + 332 = 60092
Step 182: 60092 + 332 = 60424
Step 183: 60424 + 332 = 60756
Step 184: 60756 + 332 = 61088
Step 185: 61088 + 332 = 61420
Step 186: 61420 + 332 = 61752
Step 187: 61752 + 332 = 62084
Step 188: 62084 + 332 = 62416
Step 189: 62416 + 332 = 62748
Step 190: 62748 + 332 = 63080
Step 191: 63080 + 332 = 63412
Step 192: 63412 + 332 = 63744
Step 193: 63744 + 332 = 64076
Step 194: 64076 + 332 = 64408
Step 195: 64408 + 332 = 64740
Step 196: 64740 + 332 = 65072
Step 197: 65072 + 332 = 65404
Step 198: 65404 + 332 = 65736
Step 199: 65736 + 332 = 66068
Step 200: 66068 + 332 = 66400
Step 201: 66400 + 332 = 66732
Step 202: 66732 + 332 = 67064
Step 203: 67064 + 332 = 67396
Step 204: 67396 + 332 = 67728
Step 205: 67728 + 332 = 68060
Step 206: 68060 + 332 = 68392
Step 207: 68392 + 332 = 68724
Step 208: 68724 + 332 = 69056
Step 209: 69056 + 332 = 69388
Step 210: 69388 + 332 = 69720
Step 211: 69720 + 332 = 70052
Step 212: 70052 + 332 = 70384
Step 213: 70384 + 332 = 70716
Step 214: 70716 + 332 = 71048
Step 215: 71048 + 332 = 71380
Step 216: 71380 + 332 = 71712
Step 217: 71712 + 332 = 72044
Step 218: 72044 + 332 = 72376
Step 219: 72376 + 332 = 72708
Step 220: 72708 + 332 = 73040
Step 221: 73040 + 332 = 73372
Step 222: 73372 + 332 = 73704
Step 223: 73704 + 332 = 74036
Step 224: 74036 + 332 = 74368
Step 225: 74368 + 332 = 74700
Step 226: 74700 + 332 = 75032
Step 227: 75032 + 332 = 75364
Step 228: 75364 + 332 = 75696
Step 229: 75696 + 332 = 76028
Step 230: 76028 + 332 = 76360
Step 231: 76360 + 332 = 76692
Step 232: 76692 + 332 = 77024
Step 233: 77024 + 332 = 77356
Step 234: 77356 + 332 = 77688
Step 235: 77688 + 332 = 78020
Step 236: 78020 + 332 = 78352
Step 237: 78352 + 332 = 78684
Step 238: 78684 + 332 = 79016
Step 239: 79016 + 332 = 79348
Step 240: 79348 + 332 = 79680
Step 241: 79680 + 332 = 80012
Step 242: 80012 + 332 = 80344
Step 243: 80344 + 332 = 80676
Step 244: 80676 + 332 = 81008
Step 245: 81008 + 332 = 81340
Step 246: 81340 + 332 = 81672
Step 247: 81672 + 332 = 82004
Step 248: 82004 + 332 = 82336
Step 249: 82336 + 332 = 82668
Step 250: 82668 + 332 = 83000
Step 251: 83000 + 332 = 83332
Step 252: 83332 + 332 = 83664
Step 253: 83664 + 332 = 83996
Step 254: 83996 + 332 = 84328
Step 255: 84328 + 332 = 84660
Step 256: 84660 + 332 = 84992
Step 257: 84992 + 332 = 85324
Step 258: 85324 + 332 = 85656
Step 259: 85656 + 332 = 85988
Step 260: 85988 + 332 = 86320
Step 261: 86320 + 332 = 86652
Step 262: 86652 + 332 = 86984
Step 263: 86984 + 332 = 87316
Step 264: 87316 + 332 = 87648
Step 265: 87648 + 332 = 87980
Step 266: 87980 + 332 = 88312
Step 267: 88312 + 332 = 88644
Step 268: 88644 + 332 = 88976
Step 269: 88976 + 332 = 89308
Step 270: 89308 + 332 = 89640
Step 271: 89640 + 332 = 89972
Step 272: 89972 + 332 = 90304
Step 273: 90304 + 332 = 90636
Step 274: 90636 + 332 = 90968
Step 275: 90968 + 332 = 91300
Step 276: 91300 + 332 = 91632
Step 277: 91632 + 332 = 91964
Step 278: 91964 + 332 = 92296
Step 279: 92296 + 332 = 92628
Step 280: 92628 + 332 = 92960
Step 281: 92960 + 332 = 93292
Step 282: 93292 + 332 = 93624
Step 283: 93624 + 332 = 93956
Step 284: 93956 + 332 = 94288
Step 285: 94288 + 332 = 94620
Step 286: 94620 + 332 = 94952
Step 287: 94952 + 332 = 95284
Step 288: 95284 + 332 = 95616
Step 289: 95616 + 332 = 95948
Step 290: 95948 + 332 = 96280
Step 291: 96280 + 332 = 96612
Step 292: 96612 + 332 = 96944
Step 293: 96944 + 332 = 97276
Step 294: 97276 + 332 = 97608
Step 295: 97608 + 332 = 97940
Step 296: 97940 + 332 = 98272
Step 297: 98272 + 332 = 98604
Step 298: 98604 + 332 = 98936
Step 299: 98936 + 332 = 99268
Step 300: 99268 + 332 = 99600
Step 301: 99600 + 332 = 99932
Step 302: 99932 + 332 = 100264
Step 303: 100264 + 332 = 100596
Step 304: 100596 + 332 = 100928
Step 305: 100928 + 332 = 101260
Step 306: 101260 + 332 = 101592
Step 307: 101592 + 332 = 101924
Step 308: 101924 + 332 = 102256
Step 309: 102256 + 332 = 102588
Step 310: 102588 + 332 = 102920
Step 311: 102920 + 332 = 103252
Step 312: 103252 + 332 = 103584
Step 313: 103584 + 332 = 103916
Step 314: 103916 + 332 = 104248
Step 315: 104248 + 332 = 104580
Step 316: 104580 + 332 = 104912
Step 317: 104912 + 332 = 105244
Step 318: 105244 + 332 = 105576
Step 319: 105576 + 332 = 105908
Step 320: 105908 + 332 = 106240
Step 321: 106240 + 332 = 106572
Step 322: 106572 + 332 = 106904
Step 323: 106904 + 332 = 107236
Step 324: 107236 + 332 = 107568
Step 325: 107568 + 332 = 107900
Step 326: 107900 + 332 = 108232
Step 327: 108232 + 332 = 108564
Step 328: 108564 + 332 = 108896
Step 329: 108896 + 332 = 109228
Step 330: 109228 + 332 = 109560
Step 331: 109560 + 332 = 109892
Step 332: 109892 + 332 = 110224
Step 333: 110224 + 332 = 110556
Step 334: 110556 + 332 = 110888
Step 335: 110888 + 332 = 111220
Step 336: 111220 + 332 = 111552
Step 337: 111552 + 332 = 111884
Step 338: 111884 + 332 = 112216
Step 339: 112216 + 332 = 112548
Step 340: 112548 + 332 = 112880
Step 341: 112880 + 332 = 113212
Step 342: 113212 + 332 = 113544
Step 343: 113544 + 332 = 113876
Step 344: 113876 + 332 = 114208
Step 345: 114208 + 332 = 114540
Step 346: 114540 + 332 = 114872
Step 347: 114872 + 332 = 115204
Step 348: 115204 + 332 = 115536
Step 349: 115536 + 332 = 115868
Step 350: 115868 + 332 = 116200
Step 351: 116200 + 332 = 116532
Step 352: 116532 + 332 = 116864
Step 353: 116864 + 332 = 117196
Step 354: 117196 + 332 = 117528
Step 355: 117528 + 332 = 117860
Step 356: 117860 + 332 = 118192
Step 357: 118192 + 332 = 118524
Step 358: 118524 + 332 = 118856
Step 359: 118856 + 332 = 119188
Step 360: 119188 + 332 = 119520
Step 361: 119520 + 332 = 119852
Step 362: 119852 + 332 = 120184
Step 363: 120184 + 332 = 120516
Step 364: 120516 + 332 = 120848
Step 365: 120848 + 332 = 121180
Step 366: 121180 + 332 = 121512
Step 367: 121512 + 332 = 121844
Step 368: 121844 + 332 = 122176
Step 369: 122176 + 332 = 122508
Step 370: 122508 + 332 = 122840
Step 371: 122840 + 332 = 123172
Step 372: 123172 + 332 = 123504
Step 373: 123504 + 332 = 123836
Step 374: 123836 + 332 = 124168
Step 375: 124168 + 332 = 124500
Step 376: 124500 + 332 = 124832
Step 377: 124832 + 332 = 125164
Step 378: 125164 + 332 = 125496
Step 379: 125496 + 332 = 125828
Step 380: 125828 + 332 = 126160
Step 381: 126160 + 332 = 126492
Step 382: 126492 + 332 = 126824
Step 383: 126824 + 332 = 127156
Step 384: 127156 + 332 = 127488
Step 385: 127488 + 332 = 127820
Step 386: 127820 + 332 = 128152
Step 387: 128152 + 332 = 128484
Step 388: 128484 + 332 = 128816
Step 389: 128816 + 332 = 129148
Step 390: 129148 + 332 = 129480
Step 391: 129480 + 332 = 129812
Step 392: 129812 + 332 = 130144
Step 393: 130144 + 332 = 130476
Step 394: 130476 + 332 = 130808
Step 395: 130808 + 332 = 131140
Step 396: 131140 + 332 = 131472
Step 397: 131472 + 332 = 131804
Step 398: 131804 + 332 = 132136
Step 399: 132136 + 332 = 132468
Step 400: 132468 + 332 = 132800
Step 401: 132800 + 332 = 133132
Step 402: 133132 + 332 = 133464
Step 403: 133464 + 332 = 133796
Step 404: 133796 + 332 = 134128
Step 405: 134128 + 332 = 134460
Step 406: 134460 + 332 = 134792
Step 407: 134792 + 332 = 135124
Step 408: 135124 + 332 = 135456
Step 409: 135456 + 332 = 135788
Step 410: 135788 + 332 = 136120
Step 411: 136120 + 332 = 136452
Step 412: 136452 + 332 = 136784
Step 413: 136784 + 332 = 137116
Step 414: 137116 + 332 = 137448
Step 415: 137448 + 332 = 137780
Step 416: 137780 + 332 = 138112
Step 417: 138112 + 332 = 138444
Step 418: 138444 + 332 = 138776
Step 419: 138776 + 332 = 139108
Step 420: 139108 + 332 = 139440
Step 421: 139440 + 332 = 139772
Step 422: 139772 + 332 = 140104
Step 423: 140104 + 332 = 140436
Step 424: 140436 + 332 = 140768
Step 425: 140768 + 332 = 141100
Step 426: 141100 + 332 = 141432
Step 427: 141432 + 332 = 141764
Step 428: 141764 + 332 = 142096
Step 429: 142096 + 332 = 142428
Step 430: 142428 + 332 = 142760
Step 431: 142760 + 332 = 143092
Step 432: 143092 + 332 = 143424
Step 433: 143424 + 332 = 143756
Step 434: 143756 + 332 = 144088
Step 435: 144088 + 332 = 144420
Step 436: 144420 + 332 = 144752
Step 437: 144752 + 332 = 145084
Step 438: 145084 + 332 = 145416
Step 439: 145416 + 332 = 145748
Step 440: 145748 + 332 = 146080
Step 441: 146080 + 332 = 146412
Step 442: 146412 + 332 = 146744
Step 443: 146744 + 332 = 147076
Step 444: 147076 + 332 = 147408
Step 445: 147408 + 332 = 147740
Step 446: 147740 + 332 = 148072
Step 447: 148072 + 332 = 148404
Step 448: 148404 + 332 = 148736
Step 449: 148736 + 332 = 149068
Step 450: 149068 + 332 = 149400
Step 451: 149400 + 332 = 149732
Step 452: 149732 + 332 = 150064
Step 453: 150064 + 332 = 150396
Step 454: 150396 + 332 = 150728
Step 455: 150728 + 332 = 151060
Step 456: 151060 + 332 = 151392
Step 457: 151392 + 332 = 151724
Step 458: 151724 + 332 = 152056
Step 459: 152056 + 332 = 152388
Step 460: 152388 + 332 = 152720
Step 461: 152720 + 332 = 153052
Step 462: 153052 + 332 = 153384
Step 463: 153384 + 332 = 153716
Step 464: 153716 + 332 = 154048
Step 465: 154048 + 332 = 154380
Step 466: 154380 + 332 = 154712
Step 467: 154712 + 332 = 155044
Step 468: 155044 + 332 = 155376
Step 469: 155376 + 332 = 155708
Step 470: 155708 + 332 = 156040
Step 471: 156040 + 332 = 156372
Step 472: 156372 + 332 = 156704
Step 473: 156704 + 332 = 157036
Step 474: 157036 + 332 = 157368
Step 475: 157368 + 332 = 157700
Step 476: 157700 + 332 = 158032
Step 477: 158032 + 332 = 158364
Step 478: 158364 + 332 = 158696
Step 479: 158696 + 332 = 159028
Step 480: 159028 + 332 = 159360
Step 481: 159360 + 332 = 159692
Step 482: 159692 + 332 = 160024
Step 483: 160024 + 332 = 160356
Step 484: 160356 + 332 = 160688
Step 485: 160688 + 332 = 161020
Step 486: 161020 + 332 = 161352
Step 487: 161352 + 332 = 161684
Step 488: 161684 + 332 = 162016
Step 489: 162016 + 332 = 162348
Step 490: 162348 + 332 = 162680
Step 491: 162680 + 332 = 163012
Step 492: 163012 + 332 = 163344
Step 493: 163344 + 332 = 163676
Step 494: 163676 + 332 = 164008
Step 495: 164008 + 332 = 164340
Step 496: 164340 + 332 = 164672
Step 497: 164672 + 332 = 165004
Step 498: 165004 + 332 = 165336
Step 499: 165336 + 332 = 165668

So, 332*499 = 165668