Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 401. 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 401 and add it to itself 496 times.
Step 1: 0 + 401 = 401
Step 2: 401 + 401 = 802
Step 3: 802 + 401 = 1203
Step 4: 1203 + 401 = 1604
Step 5: 1604 + 401 = 2005
Step 6: 2005 + 401 = 2406
Step 7: 2406 + 401 = 2807
Step 8: 2807 + 401 = 3208
Step 9: 3208 + 401 = 3609
Step 10: 3609 + 401 = 4010
Step 11: 4010 + 401 = 4411
Step 12: 4411 + 401 = 4812
Step 13: 4812 + 401 = 5213
Step 14: 5213 + 401 = 5614
Step 15: 5614 + 401 = 6015
Step 16: 6015 + 401 = 6416
Step 17: 6416 + 401 = 6817
Step 18: 6817 + 401 = 7218
Step 19: 7218 + 401 = 7619
Step 20: 7619 + 401 = 8020
Step 21: 8020 + 401 = 8421
Step 22: 8421 + 401 = 8822
Step 23: 8822 + 401 = 9223
Step 24: 9223 + 401 = 9624
Step 25: 9624 + 401 = 10025
Step 26: 10025 + 401 = 10426
Step 27: 10426 + 401 = 10827
Step 28: 10827 + 401 = 11228
Step 29: 11228 + 401 = 11629
Step 30: 11629 + 401 = 12030
Step 31: 12030 + 401 = 12431
Step 32: 12431 + 401 = 12832
Step 33: 12832 + 401 = 13233
Step 34: 13233 + 401 = 13634
Step 35: 13634 + 401 = 14035
Step 36: 14035 + 401 = 14436
Step 37: 14436 + 401 = 14837
Step 38: 14837 + 401 = 15238
Step 39: 15238 + 401 = 15639
Step 40: 15639 + 401 = 16040
Step 41: 16040 + 401 = 16441
Step 42: 16441 + 401 = 16842
Step 43: 16842 + 401 = 17243
Step 44: 17243 + 401 = 17644
Step 45: 17644 + 401 = 18045
Step 46: 18045 + 401 = 18446
Step 47: 18446 + 401 = 18847
Step 48: 18847 + 401 = 19248
Step 49: 19248 + 401 = 19649
Step 50: 19649 + 401 = 20050
Step 51: 20050 + 401 = 20451
Step 52: 20451 + 401 = 20852
Step 53: 20852 + 401 = 21253
Step 54: 21253 + 401 = 21654
Step 55: 21654 + 401 = 22055
Step 56: 22055 + 401 = 22456
Step 57: 22456 + 401 = 22857
Step 58: 22857 + 401 = 23258
Step 59: 23258 + 401 = 23659
Step 60: 23659 + 401 = 24060
Step 61: 24060 + 401 = 24461
Step 62: 24461 + 401 = 24862
Step 63: 24862 + 401 = 25263
Step 64: 25263 + 401 = 25664
Step 65: 25664 + 401 = 26065
Step 66: 26065 + 401 = 26466
Step 67: 26466 + 401 = 26867
Step 68: 26867 + 401 = 27268
Step 69: 27268 + 401 = 27669
Step 70: 27669 + 401 = 28070
Step 71: 28070 + 401 = 28471
Step 72: 28471 + 401 = 28872
Step 73: 28872 + 401 = 29273
Step 74: 29273 + 401 = 29674
Step 75: 29674 + 401 = 30075
Step 76: 30075 + 401 = 30476
Step 77: 30476 + 401 = 30877
Step 78: 30877 + 401 = 31278
Step 79: 31278 + 401 = 31679
Step 80: 31679 + 401 = 32080
Step 81: 32080 + 401 = 32481
Step 82: 32481 + 401 = 32882
Step 83: 32882 + 401 = 33283
Step 84: 33283 + 401 = 33684
Step 85: 33684 + 401 = 34085
Step 86: 34085 + 401 = 34486
Step 87: 34486 + 401 = 34887
Step 88: 34887 + 401 = 35288
Step 89: 35288 + 401 = 35689
Step 90: 35689 + 401 = 36090
Step 91: 36090 + 401 = 36491
Step 92: 36491 + 401 = 36892
Step 93: 36892 + 401 = 37293
Step 94: 37293 + 401 = 37694
Step 95: 37694 + 401 = 38095
Step 96: 38095 + 401 = 38496
Step 97: 38496 + 401 = 38897
Step 98: 38897 + 401 = 39298
Step 99: 39298 + 401 = 39699
Step 100: 39699 + 401 = 40100
Step 101: 40100 + 401 = 40501
Step 102: 40501 + 401 = 40902
Step 103: 40902 + 401 = 41303
Step 104: 41303 + 401 = 41704
Step 105: 41704 + 401 = 42105
Step 106: 42105 + 401 = 42506
Step 107: 42506 + 401 = 42907
Step 108: 42907 + 401 = 43308
Step 109: 43308 + 401 = 43709
Step 110: 43709 + 401 = 44110
Step 111: 44110 + 401 = 44511
Step 112: 44511 + 401 = 44912
Step 113: 44912 + 401 = 45313
Step 114: 45313 + 401 = 45714
Step 115: 45714 + 401 = 46115
Step 116: 46115 + 401 = 46516
Step 117: 46516 + 401 = 46917
Step 118: 46917 + 401 = 47318
Step 119: 47318 + 401 = 47719
Step 120: 47719 + 401 = 48120
Step 121: 48120 + 401 = 48521
Step 122: 48521 + 401 = 48922
Step 123: 48922 + 401 = 49323
Step 124: 49323 + 401 = 49724
Step 125: 49724 + 401 = 50125
Step 126: 50125 + 401 = 50526
Step 127: 50526 + 401 = 50927
Step 128: 50927 + 401 = 51328
Step 129: 51328 + 401 = 51729
Step 130: 51729 + 401 = 52130
Step 131: 52130 + 401 = 52531
Step 132: 52531 + 401 = 52932
Step 133: 52932 + 401 = 53333
Step 134: 53333 + 401 = 53734
Step 135: 53734 + 401 = 54135
Step 136: 54135 + 401 = 54536
Step 137: 54536 + 401 = 54937
Step 138: 54937 + 401 = 55338
Step 139: 55338 + 401 = 55739
Step 140: 55739 + 401 = 56140
Step 141: 56140 + 401 = 56541
Step 142: 56541 + 401 = 56942
Step 143: 56942 + 401 = 57343
Step 144: 57343 + 401 = 57744
Step 145: 57744 + 401 = 58145
Step 146: 58145 + 401 = 58546
Step 147: 58546 + 401 = 58947
Step 148: 58947 + 401 = 59348
Step 149: 59348 + 401 = 59749
Step 150: 59749 + 401 = 60150
Step 151: 60150 + 401 = 60551
Step 152: 60551 + 401 = 60952
Step 153: 60952 + 401 = 61353
Step 154: 61353 + 401 = 61754
Step 155: 61754 + 401 = 62155
Step 156: 62155 + 401 = 62556
Step 157: 62556 + 401 = 62957
Step 158: 62957 + 401 = 63358
Step 159: 63358 + 401 = 63759
Step 160: 63759 + 401 = 64160
Step 161: 64160 + 401 = 64561
Step 162: 64561 + 401 = 64962
Step 163: 64962 + 401 = 65363
Step 164: 65363 + 401 = 65764
Step 165: 65764 + 401 = 66165
Step 166: 66165 + 401 = 66566
Step 167: 66566 + 401 = 66967
Step 168: 66967 + 401 = 67368
Step 169: 67368 + 401 = 67769
Step 170: 67769 + 401 = 68170
Step 171: 68170 + 401 = 68571
Step 172: 68571 + 401 = 68972
Step 173: 68972 + 401 = 69373
Step 174: 69373 + 401 = 69774
Step 175: 69774 + 401 = 70175
Step 176: 70175 + 401 = 70576
Step 177: 70576 + 401 = 70977
Step 178: 70977 + 401 = 71378
Step 179: 71378 + 401 = 71779
Step 180: 71779 + 401 = 72180
Step 181: 72180 + 401 = 72581
Step 182: 72581 + 401 = 72982
Step 183: 72982 + 401 = 73383
Step 184: 73383 + 401 = 73784
Step 185: 73784 + 401 = 74185
Step 186: 74185 + 401 = 74586
Step 187: 74586 + 401 = 74987
Step 188: 74987 + 401 = 75388
Step 189: 75388 + 401 = 75789
Step 190: 75789 + 401 = 76190
Step 191: 76190 + 401 = 76591
Step 192: 76591 + 401 = 76992
Step 193: 76992 + 401 = 77393
Step 194: 77393 + 401 = 77794
Step 195: 77794 + 401 = 78195
Step 196: 78195 + 401 = 78596
Step 197: 78596 + 401 = 78997
Step 198: 78997 + 401 = 79398
Step 199: 79398 + 401 = 79799
Step 200: 79799 + 401 = 80200
Step 201: 80200 + 401 = 80601
Step 202: 80601 + 401 = 81002
Step 203: 81002 + 401 = 81403
Step 204: 81403 + 401 = 81804
Step 205: 81804 + 401 = 82205
Step 206: 82205 + 401 = 82606
Step 207: 82606 + 401 = 83007
Step 208: 83007 + 401 = 83408
Step 209: 83408 + 401 = 83809
Step 210: 83809 + 401 = 84210
Step 211: 84210 + 401 = 84611
Step 212: 84611 + 401 = 85012
Step 213: 85012 + 401 = 85413
Step 214: 85413 + 401 = 85814
Step 215: 85814 + 401 = 86215
Step 216: 86215 + 401 = 86616
Step 217: 86616 + 401 = 87017
Step 218: 87017 + 401 = 87418
Step 219: 87418 + 401 = 87819
Step 220: 87819 + 401 = 88220
Step 221: 88220 + 401 = 88621
Step 222: 88621 + 401 = 89022
Step 223: 89022 + 401 = 89423
Step 224: 89423 + 401 = 89824
Step 225: 89824 + 401 = 90225
Step 226: 90225 + 401 = 90626
Step 227: 90626 + 401 = 91027
Step 228: 91027 + 401 = 91428
Step 229: 91428 + 401 = 91829
Step 230: 91829 + 401 = 92230
Step 231: 92230 + 401 = 92631
Step 232: 92631 + 401 = 93032
Step 233: 93032 + 401 = 93433
Step 234: 93433 + 401 = 93834
Step 235: 93834 + 401 = 94235
Step 236: 94235 + 401 = 94636
Step 237: 94636 + 401 = 95037
Step 238: 95037 + 401 = 95438
Step 239: 95438 + 401 = 95839
Step 240: 95839 + 401 = 96240
Step 241: 96240 + 401 = 96641
Step 242: 96641 + 401 = 97042
Step 243: 97042 + 401 = 97443
Step 244: 97443 + 401 = 97844
Step 245: 97844 + 401 = 98245
Step 246: 98245 + 401 = 98646
Step 247: 98646 + 401 = 99047
Step 248: 99047 + 401 = 99448
Step 249: 99448 + 401 = 99849
Step 250: 99849 + 401 = 100250
Step 251: 100250 + 401 = 100651
Step 252: 100651 + 401 = 101052
Step 253: 101052 + 401 = 101453
Step 254: 101453 + 401 = 101854
Step 255: 101854 + 401 = 102255
Step 256: 102255 + 401 = 102656
Step 257: 102656 + 401 = 103057
Step 258: 103057 + 401 = 103458
Step 259: 103458 + 401 = 103859
Step 260: 103859 + 401 = 104260
Step 261: 104260 + 401 = 104661
Step 262: 104661 + 401 = 105062
Step 263: 105062 + 401 = 105463
Step 264: 105463 + 401 = 105864
Step 265: 105864 + 401 = 106265
Step 266: 106265 + 401 = 106666
Step 267: 106666 + 401 = 107067
Step 268: 107067 + 401 = 107468
Step 269: 107468 + 401 = 107869
Step 270: 107869 + 401 = 108270
Step 271: 108270 + 401 = 108671
Step 272: 108671 + 401 = 109072
Step 273: 109072 + 401 = 109473
Step 274: 109473 + 401 = 109874
Step 275: 109874 + 401 = 110275
Step 276: 110275 + 401 = 110676
Step 277: 110676 + 401 = 111077
Step 278: 111077 + 401 = 111478
Step 279: 111478 + 401 = 111879
Step 280: 111879 + 401 = 112280
Step 281: 112280 + 401 = 112681
Step 282: 112681 + 401 = 113082
Step 283: 113082 + 401 = 113483
Step 284: 113483 + 401 = 113884
Step 285: 113884 + 401 = 114285
Step 286: 114285 + 401 = 114686
Step 287: 114686 + 401 = 115087
Step 288: 115087 + 401 = 115488
Step 289: 115488 + 401 = 115889
Step 290: 115889 + 401 = 116290
Step 291: 116290 + 401 = 116691
Step 292: 116691 + 401 = 117092
Step 293: 117092 + 401 = 117493
Step 294: 117493 + 401 = 117894
Step 295: 117894 + 401 = 118295
Step 296: 118295 + 401 = 118696
Step 297: 118696 + 401 = 119097
Step 298: 119097 + 401 = 119498
Step 299: 119498 + 401 = 119899
Step 300: 119899 + 401 = 120300
Step 301: 120300 + 401 = 120701
Step 302: 120701 + 401 = 121102
Step 303: 121102 + 401 = 121503
Step 304: 121503 + 401 = 121904
Step 305: 121904 + 401 = 122305
Step 306: 122305 + 401 = 122706
Step 307: 122706 + 401 = 123107
Step 308: 123107 + 401 = 123508
Step 309: 123508 + 401 = 123909
Step 310: 123909 + 401 = 124310
Step 311: 124310 + 401 = 124711
Step 312: 124711 + 401 = 125112
Step 313: 125112 + 401 = 125513
Step 314: 125513 + 401 = 125914
Step 315: 125914 + 401 = 126315
Step 316: 126315 + 401 = 126716
Step 317: 126716 + 401 = 127117
Step 318: 127117 + 401 = 127518
Step 319: 127518 + 401 = 127919
Step 320: 127919 + 401 = 128320
Step 321: 128320 + 401 = 128721
Step 322: 128721 + 401 = 129122
Step 323: 129122 + 401 = 129523
Step 324: 129523 + 401 = 129924
Step 325: 129924 + 401 = 130325
Step 326: 130325 + 401 = 130726
Step 327: 130726 + 401 = 131127
Step 328: 131127 + 401 = 131528
Step 329: 131528 + 401 = 131929
Step 330: 131929 + 401 = 132330
Step 331: 132330 + 401 = 132731
Step 332: 132731 + 401 = 133132
Step 333: 133132 + 401 = 133533
Step 334: 133533 + 401 = 133934
Step 335: 133934 + 401 = 134335
Step 336: 134335 + 401 = 134736
Step 337: 134736 + 401 = 135137
Step 338: 135137 + 401 = 135538
Step 339: 135538 + 401 = 135939
Step 340: 135939 + 401 = 136340
Step 341: 136340 + 401 = 136741
Step 342: 136741 + 401 = 137142
Step 343: 137142 + 401 = 137543
Step 344: 137543 + 401 = 137944
Step 345: 137944 + 401 = 138345
Step 346: 138345 + 401 = 138746
Step 347: 138746 + 401 = 139147
Step 348: 139147 + 401 = 139548
Step 349: 139548 + 401 = 139949
Step 350: 139949 + 401 = 140350
Step 351: 140350 + 401 = 140751
Step 352: 140751 + 401 = 141152
Step 353: 141152 + 401 = 141553
Step 354: 141553 + 401 = 141954
Step 355: 141954 + 401 = 142355
Step 356: 142355 + 401 = 142756
Step 357: 142756 + 401 = 143157
Step 358: 143157 + 401 = 143558
Step 359: 143558 + 401 = 143959
Step 360: 143959 + 401 = 144360
Step 361: 144360 + 401 = 144761
Step 362: 144761 + 401 = 145162
Step 363: 145162 + 401 = 145563
Step 364: 145563 + 401 = 145964
Step 365: 145964 + 401 = 146365
Step 366: 146365 + 401 = 146766
Step 367: 146766 + 401 = 147167
Step 368: 147167 + 401 = 147568
Step 369: 147568 + 401 = 147969
Step 370: 147969 + 401 = 148370
Step 371: 148370 + 401 = 148771
Step 372: 148771 + 401 = 149172
Step 373: 149172 + 401 = 149573
Step 374: 149573 + 401 = 149974
Step 375: 149974 + 401 = 150375
Step 376: 150375 + 401 = 150776
Step 377: 150776 + 401 = 151177
Step 378: 151177 + 401 = 151578
Step 379: 151578 + 401 = 151979
Step 380: 151979 + 401 = 152380
Step 381: 152380 + 401 = 152781
Step 382: 152781 + 401 = 153182
Step 383: 153182 + 401 = 153583
Step 384: 153583 + 401 = 153984
Step 385: 153984 + 401 = 154385
Step 386: 154385 + 401 = 154786
Step 387: 154786 + 401 = 155187
Step 388: 155187 + 401 = 155588
Step 389: 155588 + 401 = 155989
Step 390: 155989 + 401 = 156390
Step 391: 156390 + 401 = 156791
Step 392: 156791 + 401 = 157192
Step 393: 157192 + 401 = 157593
Step 394: 157593 + 401 = 157994
Step 395: 157994 + 401 = 158395
Step 396: 158395 + 401 = 158796
Step 397: 158796 + 401 = 159197
Step 398: 159197 + 401 = 159598
Step 399: 159598 + 401 = 159999
Step 400: 159999 + 401 = 160400
Step 401: 160400 + 401 = 160801
Step 402: 160801 + 401 = 161202
Step 403: 161202 + 401 = 161603
Step 404: 161603 + 401 = 162004
Step 405: 162004 + 401 = 162405
Step 406: 162405 + 401 = 162806
Step 407: 162806 + 401 = 163207
Step 408: 163207 + 401 = 163608
Step 409: 163608 + 401 = 164009
Step 410: 164009 + 401 = 164410
Step 411: 164410 + 401 = 164811
Step 412: 164811 + 401 = 165212
Step 413: 165212 + 401 = 165613
Step 414: 165613 + 401 = 166014
Step 415: 166014 + 401 = 166415
Step 416: 166415 + 401 = 166816
Step 417: 166816 + 401 = 167217
Step 418: 167217 + 401 = 167618
Step 419: 167618 + 401 = 168019
Step 420: 168019 + 401 = 168420
Step 421: 168420 + 401 = 168821
Step 422: 168821 + 401 = 169222
Step 423: 169222 + 401 = 169623
Step 424: 169623 + 401 = 170024
Step 425: 170024 + 401 = 170425
Step 426: 170425 + 401 = 170826
Step 427: 170826 + 401 = 171227
Step 428: 171227 + 401 = 171628
Step 429: 171628 + 401 = 172029
Step 430: 172029 + 401 = 172430
Step 431: 172430 + 401 = 172831
Step 432: 172831 + 401 = 173232
Step 433: 173232 + 401 = 173633
Step 434: 173633 + 401 = 174034
Step 435: 174034 + 401 = 174435
Step 436: 174435 + 401 = 174836
Step 437: 174836 + 401 = 175237
Step 438: 175237 + 401 = 175638
Step 439: 175638 + 401 = 176039
Step 440: 176039 + 401 = 176440
Step 441: 176440 + 401 = 176841
Step 442: 176841 + 401 = 177242
Step 443: 177242 + 401 = 177643
Step 444: 177643 + 401 = 178044
Step 445: 178044 + 401 = 178445
Step 446: 178445 + 401 = 178846
Step 447: 178846 + 401 = 179247
Step 448: 179247 + 401 = 179648
Step 449: 179648 + 401 = 180049
Step 450: 180049 + 401 = 180450
Step 451: 180450 + 401 = 180851
Step 452: 180851 + 401 = 181252
Step 453: 181252 + 401 = 181653
Step 454: 181653 + 401 = 182054
Step 455: 182054 + 401 = 182455
Step 456: 182455 + 401 = 182856
Step 457: 182856 + 401 = 183257
Step 458: 183257 + 401 = 183658
Step 459: 183658 + 401 = 184059
Step 460: 184059 + 401 = 184460
Step 461: 184460 + 401 = 184861
Step 462: 184861 + 401 = 185262
Step 463: 185262 + 401 = 185663
Step 464: 185663 + 401 = 186064
Step 465: 186064 + 401 = 186465
Step 466: 186465 + 401 = 186866
Step 467: 186866 + 401 = 187267
Step 468: 187267 + 401 = 187668
Step 469: 187668 + 401 = 188069
Step 470: 188069 + 401 = 188470
Step 471: 188470 + 401 = 188871
Step 472: 188871 + 401 = 189272
Step 473: 189272 + 401 = 189673
Step 474: 189673 + 401 = 190074
Step 475: 190074 + 401 = 190475
Step 476: 190475 + 401 = 190876
Step 477: 190876 + 401 = 191277
Step 478: 191277 + 401 = 191678
Step 479: 191678 + 401 = 192079
Step 480: 192079 + 401 = 192480
Step 481: 192480 + 401 = 192881
Step 482: 192881 + 401 = 193282
Step 483: 193282 + 401 = 193683
Step 484: 193683 + 401 = 194084
Step 485: 194084 + 401 = 194485
Step 486: 194485 + 401 = 194886
Step 487: 194886 + 401 = 195287
Step 488: 195287 + 401 = 195688
Step 489: 195688 + 401 = 196089
Step 490: 196089 + 401 = 196490
Step 491: 196490 + 401 = 196891
Step 492: 196891 + 401 = 197292
Step 493: 197292 + 401 = 197693
Step 494: 197693 + 401 = 198094
Step 495: 198094 + 401 = 198495
Step 496: 198495 + 401 = 198896

So, 401*496 = 198896