OK, let's crack this. We're given 524 and our task is to multiply it by 475. Essentially, we'll be adding 524 to itself 475 times.
Step 1: 0 + 524 = 524
Step 2: 524 + 524 = 1048
Step 3: 1048 + 524 = 1572
Step 4: 1572 + 524 = 2096
Step 5: 2096 + 524 = 2620
Step 6: 2620 + 524 = 3144
Step 7: 3144 + 524 = 3668
Step 8: 3668 + 524 = 4192
Step 9: 4192 + 524 = 4716
Step 10: 4716 + 524 = 5240
Step 11: 5240 + 524 = 5764
Step 12: 5764 + 524 = 6288
Step 13: 6288 + 524 = 6812
Step 14: 6812 + 524 = 7336
Step 15: 7336 + 524 = 7860
Step 16: 7860 + 524 = 8384
Step 17: 8384 + 524 = 8908
Step 18: 8908 + 524 = 9432
Step 19: 9432 + 524 = 9956
Step 20: 9956 + 524 = 10480
Step 21: 10480 + 524 = 11004
Step 22: 11004 + 524 = 11528
Step 23: 11528 + 524 = 12052
Step 24: 12052 + 524 = 12576
Step 25: 12576 + 524 = 13100
Step 26: 13100 + 524 = 13624
Step 27: 13624 + 524 = 14148
Step 28: 14148 + 524 = 14672
Step 29: 14672 + 524 = 15196
Step 30: 15196 + 524 = 15720
Step 31: 15720 + 524 = 16244
Step 32: 16244 + 524 = 16768
Step 33: 16768 + 524 = 17292
Step 34: 17292 + 524 = 17816
Step 35: 17816 + 524 = 18340
Step 36: 18340 + 524 = 18864
Step 37: 18864 + 524 = 19388
Step 38: 19388 + 524 = 19912
Step 39: 19912 + 524 = 20436
Step 40: 20436 + 524 = 20960
Step 41: 20960 + 524 = 21484
Step 42: 21484 + 524 = 22008
Step 43: 22008 + 524 = 22532
Step 44: 22532 + 524 = 23056
Step 45: 23056 + 524 = 23580
Step 46: 23580 + 524 = 24104
Step 47: 24104 + 524 = 24628
Step 48: 24628 + 524 = 25152
Step 49: 25152 + 524 = 25676
Step 50: 25676 + 524 = 26200
Step 51: 26200 + 524 = 26724
Step 52: 26724 + 524 = 27248
Step 53: 27248 + 524 = 27772
Step 54: 27772 + 524 = 28296
Step 55: 28296 + 524 = 28820
Step 56: 28820 + 524 = 29344
Step 57: 29344 + 524 = 29868
Step 58: 29868 + 524 = 30392
Step 59: 30392 + 524 = 30916
Step 60: 30916 + 524 = 31440
Step 61: 31440 + 524 = 31964
Step 62: 31964 + 524 = 32488
Step 63: 32488 + 524 = 33012
Step 64: 33012 + 524 = 33536
Step 65: 33536 + 524 = 34060
Step 66: 34060 + 524 = 34584
Step 67: 34584 + 524 = 35108
Step 68: 35108 + 524 = 35632
Step 69: 35632 + 524 = 36156
Step 70: 36156 + 524 = 36680
Step 71: 36680 + 524 = 37204
Step 72: 37204 + 524 = 37728
Step 73: 37728 + 524 = 38252
Step 74: 38252 + 524 = 38776
Step 75: 38776 + 524 = 39300
Step 76: 39300 + 524 = 39824
Step 77: 39824 + 524 = 40348
Step 78: 40348 + 524 = 40872
Step 79: 40872 + 524 = 41396
Step 80: 41396 + 524 = 41920
Step 81: 41920 + 524 = 42444
Step 82: 42444 + 524 = 42968
Step 83: 42968 + 524 = 43492
Step 84: 43492 + 524 = 44016
Step 85: 44016 + 524 = 44540
Step 86: 44540 + 524 = 45064
Step 87: 45064 + 524 = 45588
Step 88: 45588 + 524 = 46112
Step 89: 46112 + 524 = 46636
Step 90: 46636 + 524 = 47160
Step 91: 47160 + 524 = 47684
Step 92: 47684 + 524 = 48208
Step 93: 48208 + 524 = 48732
Step 94: 48732 + 524 = 49256
Step 95: 49256 + 524 = 49780
Step 96: 49780 + 524 = 50304
Step 97: 50304 + 524 = 50828
Step 98: 50828 + 524 = 51352
Step 99: 51352 + 524 = 51876
Step 100: 51876 + 524 = 52400
Step 101: 52400 + 524 = 52924
Step 102: 52924 + 524 = 53448
Step 103: 53448 + 524 = 53972
Step 104: 53972 + 524 = 54496
Step 105: 54496 + 524 = 55020
Step 106: 55020 + 524 = 55544
Step 107: 55544 + 524 = 56068
Step 108: 56068 + 524 = 56592
Step 109: 56592 + 524 = 57116
Step 110: 57116 + 524 = 57640
Step 111: 57640 + 524 = 58164
Step 112: 58164 + 524 = 58688
Step 113: 58688 + 524 = 59212
Step 114: 59212 + 524 = 59736
Step 115: 59736 + 524 = 60260
Step 116: 60260 + 524 = 60784
Step 117: 60784 + 524 = 61308
Step 118: 61308 + 524 = 61832
Step 119: 61832 + 524 = 62356
Step 120: 62356 + 524 = 62880
Step 121: 62880 + 524 = 63404
Step 122: 63404 + 524 = 63928
Step 123: 63928 + 524 = 64452
Step 124: 64452 + 524 = 64976
Step 125: 64976 + 524 = 65500
Step 126: 65500 + 524 = 66024
Step 127: 66024 + 524 = 66548
Step 128: 66548 + 524 = 67072
Step 129: 67072 + 524 = 67596
Step 130: 67596 + 524 = 68120
Step 131: 68120 + 524 = 68644
Step 132: 68644 + 524 = 69168
Step 133: 69168 + 524 = 69692
Step 134: 69692 + 524 = 70216
Step 135: 70216 + 524 = 70740
Step 136: 70740 + 524 = 71264
Step 137: 71264 + 524 = 71788
Step 138: 71788 + 524 = 72312
Step 139: 72312 + 524 = 72836
Step 140: 72836 + 524 = 73360
Step 141: 73360 + 524 = 73884
Step 142: 73884 + 524 = 74408
Step 143: 74408 + 524 = 74932
Step 144: 74932 + 524 = 75456
Step 145: 75456 + 524 = 75980
Step 146: 75980 + 524 = 76504
Step 147: 76504 + 524 = 77028
Step 148: 77028 + 524 = 77552
Step 149: 77552 + 524 = 78076
Step 150: 78076 + 524 = 78600
Step 151: 78600 + 524 = 79124
Step 152: 79124 + 524 = 79648
Step 153: 79648 + 524 = 80172
Step 154: 80172 + 524 = 80696
Step 155: 80696 + 524 = 81220
Step 156: 81220 + 524 = 81744
Step 157: 81744 + 524 = 82268
Step 158: 82268 + 524 = 82792
Step 159: 82792 + 524 = 83316
Step 160: 83316 + 524 = 83840
Step 161: 83840 + 524 = 84364
Step 162: 84364 + 524 = 84888
Step 163: 84888 + 524 = 85412
Step 164: 85412 + 524 = 85936
Step 165: 85936 + 524 = 86460
Step 166: 86460 + 524 = 86984
Step 167: 86984 + 524 = 87508
Step 168: 87508 + 524 = 88032
Step 169: 88032 + 524 = 88556
Step 170: 88556 + 524 = 89080
Step 171: 89080 + 524 = 89604
Step 172: 89604 + 524 = 90128
Step 173: 90128 + 524 = 90652
Step 174: 90652 + 524 = 91176
Step 175: 91176 + 524 = 91700
Step 176: 91700 + 524 = 92224
Step 177: 92224 + 524 = 92748
Step 178: 92748 + 524 = 93272
Step 179: 93272 + 524 = 93796
Step 180: 93796 + 524 = 94320
Step 181: 94320 + 524 = 94844
Step 182: 94844 + 524 = 95368
Step 183: 95368 + 524 = 95892
Step 184: 95892 + 524 = 96416
Step 185: 96416 + 524 = 96940
Step 186: 96940 + 524 = 97464
Step 187: 97464 + 524 = 97988
Step 188: 97988 + 524 = 98512
Step 189: 98512 + 524 = 99036
Step 190: 99036 + 524 = 99560
Step 191: 99560 + 524 = 100084
Step 192: 100084 + 524 = 100608
Step 193: 100608 + 524 = 101132
Step 194: 101132 + 524 = 101656
Step 195: 101656 + 524 = 102180
Step 196: 102180 + 524 = 102704
Step 197: 102704 + 524 = 103228
Step 198: 103228 + 524 = 103752
Step 199: 103752 + 524 = 104276
Step 200: 104276 + 524 = 104800
Step 201: 104800 + 524 = 105324
Step 202: 105324 + 524 = 105848
Step 203: 105848 + 524 = 106372
Step 204: 106372 + 524 = 106896
Step 205: 106896 + 524 = 107420
Step 206: 107420 + 524 = 107944
Step 207: 107944 + 524 = 108468
Step 208: 108468 + 524 = 108992
Step 209: 108992 + 524 = 109516
Step 210: 109516 + 524 = 110040
Step 211: 110040 + 524 = 110564
Step 212: 110564 + 524 = 111088
Step 213: 111088 + 524 = 111612
Step 214: 111612 + 524 = 112136
Step 215: 112136 + 524 = 112660
Step 216: 112660 + 524 = 113184
Step 217: 113184 + 524 = 113708
Step 218: 113708 + 524 = 114232
Step 219: 114232 + 524 = 114756
Step 220: 114756 + 524 = 115280
Step 221: 115280 + 524 = 115804
Step 222: 115804 + 524 = 116328
Step 223: 116328 + 524 = 116852
Step 224: 116852 + 524 = 117376
Step 225: 117376 + 524 = 117900
Step 226: 117900 + 524 = 118424
Step 227: 118424 + 524 = 118948
Step 228: 118948 + 524 = 119472
Step 229: 119472 + 524 = 119996
Step 230: 119996 + 524 = 120520
Step 231: 120520 + 524 = 121044
Step 232: 121044 + 524 = 121568
Step 233: 121568 + 524 = 122092
Step 234: 122092 + 524 = 122616
Step 235: 122616 + 524 = 123140
Step 236: 123140 + 524 = 123664
Step 237: 123664 + 524 = 124188
Step 238: 124188 + 524 = 124712
Step 239: 124712 + 524 = 125236
Step 240: 125236 + 524 = 125760
Step 241: 125760 + 524 = 126284
Step 242: 126284 + 524 = 126808
Step 243: 126808 + 524 = 127332
Step 244: 127332 + 524 = 127856
Step 245: 127856 + 524 = 128380
Step 246: 128380 + 524 = 128904
Step 247: 128904 + 524 = 129428
Step 248: 129428 + 524 = 129952
Step 249: 129952 + 524 = 130476
Step 250: 130476 + 524 = 131000
Step 251: 131000 + 524 = 131524
Step 252: 131524 + 524 = 132048
Step 253: 132048 + 524 = 132572
Step 254: 132572 + 524 = 133096
Step 255: 133096 + 524 = 133620
Step 256: 133620 + 524 = 134144
Step 257: 134144 + 524 = 134668
Step 258: 134668 + 524 = 135192
Step 259: 135192 + 524 = 135716
Step 260: 135716 + 524 = 136240
Step 261: 136240 + 524 = 136764
Step 262: 136764 + 524 = 137288
Step 263: 137288 + 524 = 137812
Step 264: 137812 + 524 = 138336
Step 265: 138336 + 524 = 138860
Step 266: 138860 + 524 = 139384
Step 267: 139384 + 524 = 139908
Step 268: 139908 + 524 = 140432
Step 269: 140432 + 524 = 140956
Step 270: 140956 + 524 = 141480
Step 271: 141480 + 524 = 142004
Step 272: 142004 + 524 = 142528
Step 273: 142528 + 524 = 143052
Step 274: 143052 + 524 = 143576
Step 275: 143576 + 524 = 144100
Step 276: 144100 + 524 = 144624
Step 277: 144624 + 524 = 145148
Step 278: 145148 + 524 = 145672
Step 279: 145672 + 524 = 146196
Step 280: 146196 + 524 = 146720
Step 281: 146720 + 524 = 147244
Step 282: 147244 + 524 = 147768
Step 283: 147768 + 524 = 148292
Step 284: 148292 + 524 = 148816
Step 285: 148816 + 524 = 149340
Step 286: 149340 + 524 = 149864
Step 287: 149864 + 524 = 150388
Step 288: 150388 + 524 = 150912
Step 289: 150912 + 524 = 151436
Step 290: 151436 + 524 = 151960
Step 291: 151960 + 524 = 152484
Step 292: 152484 + 524 = 153008
Step 293: 153008 + 524 = 153532
Step 294: 153532 + 524 = 154056
Step 295: 154056 + 524 = 154580
Step 296: 154580 + 524 = 155104
Step 297: 155104 + 524 = 155628
Step 298: 155628 + 524 = 156152
Step 299: 156152 + 524 = 156676
Step 300: 156676 + 524 = 157200
Step 301: 157200 + 524 = 157724
Step 302: 157724 + 524 = 158248
Step 303: 158248 + 524 = 158772
Step 304: 158772 + 524 = 159296
Step 305: 159296 + 524 = 159820
Step 306: 159820 + 524 = 160344
Step 307: 160344 + 524 = 160868
Step 308: 160868 + 524 = 161392
Step 309: 161392 + 524 = 161916
Step 310: 161916 + 524 = 162440
Step 311: 162440 + 524 = 162964
Step 312: 162964 + 524 = 163488
Step 313: 163488 + 524 = 164012
Step 314: 164012 + 524 = 164536
Step 315: 164536 + 524 = 165060
Step 316: 165060 + 524 = 165584
Step 317: 165584 + 524 = 166108
Step 318: 166108 + 524 = 166632
Step 319: 166632 + 524 = 167156
Step 320: 167156 + 524 = 167680
Step 321: 167680 + 524 = 168204
Step 322: 168204 + 524 = 168728
Step 323: 168728 + 524 = 169252
Step 324: 169252 + 524 = 169776
Step 325: 169776 + 524 = 170300
Step 326: 170300 + 524 = 170824
Step 327: 170824 + 524 = 171348
Step 328: 171348 + 524 = 171872
Step 329: 171872 + 524 = 172396
Step 330: 172396 + 524 = 172920
Step 331: 172920 + 524 = 173444
Step 332: 173444 + 524 = 173968
Step 333: 173968 + 524 = 174492
Step 334: 174492 + 524 = 175016
Step 335: 175016 + 524 = 175540
Step 336: 175540 + 524 = 176064
Step 337: 176064 + 524 = 176588
Step 338: 176588 + 524 = 177112
Step 339: 177112 + 524 = 177636
Step 340: 177636 + 524 = 178160
Step 341: 178160 + 524 = 178684
Step 342: 178684 + 524 = 179208
Step 343: 179208 + 524 = 179732
Step 344: 179732 + 524 = 180256
Step 345: 180256 + 524 = 180780
Step 346: 180780 + 524 = 181304
Step 347: 181304 + 524 = 181828
Step 348: 181828 + 524 = 182352
Step 349: 182352 + 524 = 182876
Step 350: 182876 + 524 = 183400
Step 351: 183400 + 524 = 183924
Step 352: 183924 + 524 = 184448
Step 353: 184448 + 524 = 184972
Step 354: 184972 + 524 = 185496
Step 355: 185496 + 524 = 186020
Step 356: 186020 + 524 = 186544
Step 357: 186544 + 524 = 187068
Step 358: 187068 + 524 = 187592
Step 359: 187592 + 524 = 188116
Step 360: 188116 + 524 = 188640
Step 361: 188640 + 524 = 189164
Step 362: 189164 + 524 = 189688
Step 363: 189688 + 524 = 190212
Step 364: 190212 + 524 = 190736
Step 365: 190736 + 524 = 191260
Step 366: 191260 + 524 = 191784
Step 367: 191784 + 524 = 192308
Step 368: 192308 + 524 = 192832
Step 369: 192832 + 524 = 193356
Step 370: 193356 + 524 = 193880
Step 371: 193880 + 524 = 194404
Step 372: 194404 + 524 = 194928
Step 373: 194928 + 524 = 195452
Step 374: 195452 + 524 = 195976
Step 375: 195976 + 524 = 196500
Step 376: 196500 + 524 = 197024
Step 377: 197024 + 524 = 197548
Step 378: 197548 + 524 = 198072
Step 379: 198072 + 524 = 198596
Step 380: 198596 + 524 = 199120
Step 381: 199120 + 524 = 199644
Step 382: 199644 + 524 = 200168
Step 383: 200168 + 524 = 200692
Step 384: 200692 + 524 = 201216
Step 385: 201216 + 524 = 201740
Step 386: 201740 + 524 = 202264
Step 387: 202264 + 524 = 202788
Step 388: 202788 + 524 = 203312
Step 389: 203312 + 524 = 203836
Step 390: 203836 + 524 = 204360
Step 391: 204360 + 524 = 204884
Step 392: 204884 + 524 = 205408
Step 393: 205408 + 524 = 205932
Step 394: 205932 + 524 = 206456
Step 395: 206456 + 524 = 206980
Step 396: 206980 + 524 = 207504
Step 397: 207504 + 524 = 208028
Step 398: 208028 + 524 = 208552
Step 399: 208552 + 524 = 209076
Step 400: 209076 + 524 = 209600
Step 401: 209600 + 524 = 210124
Step 402: 210124 + 524 = 210648
Step 403: 210648 + 524 = 211172
Step 404: 211172 + 524 = 211696
Step 405: 211696 + 524 = 212220
Step 406: 212220 + 524 = 212744
Step 407: 212744 + 524 = 213268
Step 408: 213268 + 524 = 213792
Step 409: 213792 + 524 = 214316
Step 410: 214316 + 524 = 214840
Step 411: 214840 + 524 = 215364
Step 412: 215364 + 524 = 215888
Step 413: 215888 + 524 = 216412
Step 414: 216412 + 524 = 216936
Step 415: 216936 + 524 = 217460
Step 416: 217460 + 524 = 217984
Step 417: 217984 + 524 = 218508
Step 418: 218508 + 524 = 219032
Step 419: 219032 + 524 = 219556
Step 420: 219556 + 524 = 220080
Step 421: 220080 + 524 = 220604
Step 422: 220604 + 524 = 221128
Step 423: 221128 + 524 = 221652
Step 424: 221652 + 524 = 222176
Step 425: 222176 + 524 = 222700
Step 426: 222700 + 524 = 223224
Step 427: 223224 + 524 = 223748
Step 428: 223748 + 524 = 224272
Step 429: 224272 + 524 = 224796
Step 430: 224796 + 524 = 225320
Step 431: 225320 + 524 = 225844
Step 432: 225844 + 524 = 226368
Step 433: 226368 + 524 = 226892
Step 434: 226892 + 524 = 227416
Step 435: 227416 + 524 = 227940
Step 436: 227940 + 524 = 228464
Step 437: 228464 + 524 = 228988
Step 438: 228988 + 524 = 229512
Step 439: 229512 + 524 = 230036
Step 440: 230036 + 524 = 230560
Step 441: 230560 + 524 = 231084
Step 442: 231084 + 524 = 231608
Step 443: 231608 + 524 = 232132
Step 444: 232132 + 524 = 232656
Step 445: 232656 + 524 = 233180
Step 446: 233180 + 524 = 233704
Step 447: 233704 + 524 = 234228
Step 448: 234228 + 524 = 234752
Step 449: 234752 + 524 = 235276
Step 450: 235276 + 524 = 235800
Step 451: 235800 + 524 = 236324
Step 452: 236324 + 524 = 236848
Step 453: 236848 + 524 = 237372
Step 454: 237372 + 524 = 237896
Step 455: 237896 + 524 = 238420
Step 456: 238420 + 524 = 238944
Step 457: 238944 + 524 = 239468
Step 458: 239468 + 524 = 239992
Step 459: 239992 + 524 = 240516
Step 460: 240516 + 524 = 241040
Step 461: 241040 + 524 = 241564
Step 462: 241564 + 524 = 242088
Step 463: 242088 + 524 = 242612
Step 464: 242612 + 524 = 243136
Step 465: 243136 + 524 = 243660
Step 466: 243660 + 524 = 244184
Step 467: 244184 + 524 = 244708
Step 468: 244708 + 524 = 245232
Step 469: 245232 + 524 = 245756
Step 470: 245756 + 524 = 246280
Step 471: 246280 + 524 = 246804
Step 472: 246804 + 524 = 247328
Step 473: 247328 + 524 = 247852
Step 474: 247852 + 524 = 248376
Step 475: 248376 + 524 = 248900

So, 524*475 = 248900