Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 557 and we're going to multiply it by 497, essentially adding 557 to itself 497 times.
Step 1: 0 + 557 = 557
Step 2: 557 + 557 = 1114
Step 3: 1114 + 557 = 1671
Step 4: 1671 + 557 = 2228
Step 5: 2228 + 557 = 2785
Step 6: 2785 + 557 = 3342
Step 7: 3342 + 557 = 3899
Step 8: 3899 + 557 = 4456
Step 9: 4456 + 557 = 5013
Step 10: 5013 + 557 = 5570
Step 11: 5570 + 557 = 6127
Step 12: 6127 + 557 = 6684
Step 13: 6684 + 557 = 7241
Step 14: 7241 + 557 = 7798
Step 15: 7798 + 557 = 8355
Step 16: 8355 + 557 = 8912
Step 17: 8912 + 557 = 9469
Step 18: 9469 + 557 = 10026
Step 19: 10026 + 557 = 10583
Step 20: 10583 + 557 = 11140
Step 21: 11140 + 557 = 11697
Step 22: 11697 + 557 = 12254
Step 23: 12254 + 557 = 12811
Step 24: 12811 + 557 = 13368
Step 25: 13368 + 557 = 13925
Step 26: 13925 + 557 = 14482
Step 27: 14482 + 557 = 15039
Step 28: 15039 + 557 = 15596
Step 29: 15596 + 557 = 16153
Step 30: 16153 + 557 = 16710
Step 31: 16710 + 557 = 17267
Step 32: 17267 + 557 = 17824
Step 33: 17824 + 557 = 18381
Step 34: 18381 + 557 = 18938
Step 35: 18938 + 557 = 19495
Step 36: 19495 + 557 = 20052
Step 37: 20052 + 557 = 20609
Step 38: 20609 + 557 = 21166
Step 39: 21166 + 557 = 21723
Step 40: 21723 + 557 = 22280
Step 41: 22280 + 557 = 22837
Step 42: 22837 + 557 = 23394
Step 43: 23394 + 557 = 23951
Step 44: 23951 + 557 = 24508
Step 45: 24508 + 557 = 25065
Step 46: 25065 + 557 = 25622
Step 47: 25622 + 557 = 26179
Step 48: 26179 + 557 = 26736
Step 49: 26736 + 557 = 27293
Step 50: 27293 + 557 = 27850
Step 51: 27850 + 557 = 28407
Step 52: 28407 + 557 = 28964
Step 53: 28964 + 557 = 29521
Step 54: 29521 + 557 = 30078
Step 55: 30078 + 557 = 30635
Step 56: 30635 + 557 = 31192
Step 57: 31192 + 557 = 31749
Step 58: 31749 + 557 = 32306
Step 59: 32306 + 557 = 32863
Step 60: 32863 + 557 = 33420
Step 61: 33420 + 557 = 33977
Step 62: 33977 + 557 = 34534
Step 63: 34534 + 557 = 35091
Step 64: 35091 + 557 = 35648
Step 65: 35648 + 557 = 36205
Step 66: 36205 + 557 = 36762
Step 67: 36762 + 557 = 37319
Step 68: 37319 + 557 = 37876
Step 69: 37876 + 557 = 38433
Step 70: 38433 + 557 = 38990
Step 71: 38990 + 557 = 39547
Step 72: 39547 + 557 = 40104
Step 73: 40104 + 557 = 40661
Step 74: 40661 + 557 = 41218
Step 75: 41218 + 557 = 41775
Step 76: 41775 + 557 = 42332
Step 77: 42332 + 557 = 42889
Step 78: 42889 + 557 = 43446
Step 79: 43446 + 557 = 44003
Step 80: 44003 + 557 = 44560
Step 81: 44560 + 557 = 45117
Step 82: 45117 + 557 = 45674
Step 83: 45674 + 557 = 46231
Step 84: 46231 + 557 = 46788
Step 85: 46788 + 557 = 47345
Step 86: 47345 + 557 = 47902
Step 87: 47902 + 557 = 48459
Step 88: 48459 + 557 = 49016
Step 89: 49016 + 557 = 49573
Step 90: 49573 + 557 = 50130
Step 91: 50130 + 557 = 50687
Step 92: 50687 + 557 = 51244
Step 93: 51244 + 557 = 51801
Step 94: 51801 + 557 = 52358
Step 95: 52358 + 557 = 52915
Step 96: 52915 + 557 = 53472
Step 97: 53472 + 557 = 54029
Step 98: 54029 + 557 = 54586
Step 99: 54586 + 557 = 55143
Step 100: 55143 + 557 = 55700
Step 101: 55700 + 557 = 56257
Step 102: 56257 + 557 = 56814
Step 103: 56814 + 557 = 57371
Step 104: 57371 + 557 = 57928
Step 105: 57928 + 557 = 58485
Step 106: 58485 + 557 = 59042
Step 107: 59042 + 557 = 59599
Step 108: 59599 + 557 = 60156
Step 109: 60156 + 557 = 60713
Step 110: 60713 + 557 = 61270
Step 111: 61270 + 557 = 61827
Step 112: 61827 + 557 = 62384
Step 113: 62384 + 557 = 62941
Step 114: 62941 + 557 = 63498
Step 115: 63498 + 557 = 64055
Step 116: 64055 + 557 = 64612
Step 117: 64612 + 557 = 65169
Step 118: 65169 + 557 = 65726
Step 119: 65726 + 557 = 66283
Step 120: 66283 + 557 = 66840
Step 121: 66840 + 557 = 67397
Step 122: 67397 + 557 = 67954
Step 123: 67954 + 557 = 68511
Step 124: 68511 + 557 = 69068
Step 125: 69068 + 557 = 69625
Step 126: 69625 + 557 = 70182
Step 127: 70182 + 557 = 70739
Step 128: 70739 + 557 = 71296
Step 129: 71296 + 557 = 71853
Step 130: 71853 + 557 = 72410
Step 131: 72410 + 557 = 72967
Step 132: 72967 + 557 = 73524
Step 133: 73524 + 557 = 74081
Step 134: 74081 + 557 = 74638
Step 135: 74638 + 557 = 75195
Step 136: 75195 + 557 = 75752
Step 137: 75752 + 557 = 76309
Step 138: 76309 + 557 = 76866
Step 139: 76866 + 557 = 77423
Step 140: 77423 + 557 = 77980
Step 141: 77980 + 557 = 78537
Step 142: 78537 + 557 = 79094
Step 143: 79094 + 557 = 79651
Step 144: 79651 + 557 = 80208
Step 145: 80208 + 557 = 80765
Step 146: 80765 + 557 = 81322
Step 147: 81322 + 557 = 81879
Step 148: 81879 + 557 = 82436
Step 149: 82436 + 557 = 82993
Step 150: 82993 + 557 = 83550
Step 151: 83550 + 557 = 84107
Step 152: 84107 + 557 = 84664
Step 153: 84664 + 557 = 85221
Step 154: 85221 + 557 = 85778
Step 155: 85778 + 557 = 86335
Step 156: 86335 + 557 = 86892
Step 157: 86892 + 557 = 87449
Step 158: 87449 + 557 = 88006
Step 159: 88006 + 557 = 88563
Step 160: 88563 + 557 = 89120
Step 161: 89120 + 557 = 89677
Step 162: 89677 + 557 = 90234
Step 163: 90234 + 557 = 90791
Step 164: 90791 + 557 = 91348
Step 165: 91348 + 557 = 91905
Step 166: 91905 + 557 = 92462
Step 167: 92462 + 557 = 93019
Step 168: 93019 + 557 = 93576
Step 169: 93576 + 557 = 94133
Step 170: 94133 + 557 = 94690
Step 171: 94690 + 557 = 95247
Step 172: 95247 + 557 = 95804
Step 173: 95804 + 557 = 96361
Step 174: 96361 + 557 = 96918
Step 175: 96918 + 557 = 97475
Step 176: 97475 + 557 = 98032
Step 177: 98032 + 557 = 98589
Step 178: 98589 + 557 = 99146
Step 179: 99146 + 557 = 99703
Step 180: 99703 + 557 = 100260
Step 181: 100260 + 557 = 100817
Step 182: 100817 + 557 = 101374
Step 183: 101374 + 557 = 101931
Step 184: 101931 + 557 = 102488
Step 185: 102488 + 557 = 103045
Step 186: 103045 + 557 = 103602
Step 187: 103602 + 557 = 104159
Step 188: 104159 + 557 = 104716
Step 189: 104716 + 557 = 105273
Step 190: 105273 + 557 = 105830
Step 191: 105830 + 557 = 106387
Step 192: 106387 + 557 = 106944
Step 193: 106944 + 557 = 107501
Step 194: 107501 + 557 = 108058
Step 195: 108058 + 557 = 108615
Step 196: 108615 + 557 = 109172
Step 197: 109172 + 557 = 109729
Step 198: 109729 + 557 = 110286
Step 199: 110286 + 557 = 110843
Step 200: 110843 + 557 = 111400
Step 201: 111400 + 557 = 111957
Step 202: 111957 + 557 = 112514
Step 203: 112514 + 557 = 113071
Step 204: 113071 + 557 = 113628
Step 205: 113628 + 557 = 114185
Step 206: 114185 + 557 = 114742
Step 207: 114742 + 557 = 115299
Step 208: 115299 + 557 = 115856
Step 209: 115856 + 557 = 116413
Step 210: 116413 + 557 = 116970
Step 211: 116970 + 557 = 117527
Step 212: 117527 + 557 = 118084
Step 213: 118084 + 557 = 118641
Step 214: 118641 + 557 = 119198
Step 215: 119198 + 557 = 119755
Step 216: 119755 + 557 = 120312
Step 217: 120312 + 557 = 120869
Step 218: 120869 + 557 = 121426
Step 219: 121426 + 557 = 121983
Step 220: 121983 + 557 = 122540
Step 221: 122540 + 557 = 123097
Step 222: 123097 + 557 = 123654
Step 223: 123654 + 557 = 124211
Step 224: 124211 + 557 = 124768
Step 225: 124768 + 557 = 125325
Step 226: 125325 + 557 = 125882
Step 227: 125882 + 557 = 126439
Step 228: 126439 + 557 = 126996
Step 229: 126996 + 557 = 127553
Step 230: 127553 + 557 = 128110
Step 231: 128110 + 557 = 128667
Step 232: 128667 + 557 = 129224
Step 233: 129224 + 557 = 129781
Step 234: 129781 + 557 = 130338
Step 235: 130338 + 557 = 130895
Step 236: 130895 + 557 = 131452
Step 237: 131452 + 557 = 132009
Step 238: 132009 + 557 = 132566
Step 239: 132566 + 557 = 133123
Step 240: 133123 + 557 = 133680
Step 241: 133680 + 557 = 134237
Step 242: 134237 + 557 = 134794
Step 243: 134794 + 557 = 135351
Step 244: 135351 + 557 = 135908
Step 245: 135908 + 557 = 136465
Step 246: 136465 + 557 = 137022
Step 247: 137022 + 557 = 137579
Step 248: 137579 + 557 = 138136
Step 249: 138136 + 557 = 138693
Step 250: 138693 + 557 = 139250
Step 251: 139250 + 557 = 139807
Step 252: 139807 + 557 = 140364
Step 253: 140364 + 557 = 140921
Step 254: 140921 + 557 = 141478
Step 255: 141478 + 557 = 142035
Step 256: 142035 + 557 = 142592
Step 257: 142592 + 557 = 143149
Step 258: 143149 + 557 = 143706
Step 259: 143706 + 557 = 144263
Step 260: 144263 + 557 = 144820
Step 261: 144820 + 557 = 145377
Step 262: 145377 + 557 = 145934
Step 263: 145934 + 557 = 146491
Step 264: 146491 + 557 = 147048
Step 265: 147048 + 557 = 147605
Step 266: 147605 + 557 = 148162
Step 267: 148162 + 557 = 148719
Step 268: 148719 + 557 = 149276
Step 269: 149276 + 557 = 149833
Step 270: 149833 + 557 = 150390
Step 271: 150390 + 557 = 150947
Step 272: 150947 + 557 = 151504
Step 273: 151504 + 557 = 152061
Step 274: 152061 + 557 = 152618
Step 275: 152618 + 557 = 153175
Step 276: 153175 + 557 = 153732
Step 277: 153732 + 557 = 154289
Step 278: 154289 + 557 = 154846
Step 279: 154846 + 557 = 155403
Step 280: 155403 + 557 = 155960
Step 281: 155960 + 557 = 156517
Step 282: 156517 + 557 = 157074
Step 283: 157074 + 557 = 157631
Step 284: 157631 + 557 = 158188
Step 285: 158188 + 557 = 158745
Step 286: 158745 + 557 = 159302
Step 287: 159302 + 557 = 159859
Step 288: 159859 + 557 = 160416
Step 289: 160416 + 557 = 160973
Step 290: 160973 + 557 = 161530
Step 291: 161530 + 557 = 162087
Step 292: 162087 + 557 = 162644
Step 293: 162644 + 557 = 163201
Step 294: 163201 + 557 = 163758
Step 295: 163758 + 557 = 164315
Step 296: 164315 + 557 = 164872
Step 297: 164872 + 557 = 165429
Step 298: 165429 + 557 = 165986
Step 299: 165986 + 557 = 166543
Step 300: 166543 + 557 = 167100
Step 301: 167100 + 557 = 167657
Step 302: 167657 + 557 = 168214
Step 303: 168214 + 557 = 168771
Step 304: 168771 + 557 = 169328
Step 305: 169328 + 557 = 169885
Step 306: 169885 + 557 = 170442
Step 307: 170442 + 557 = 170999
Step 308: 170999 + 557 = 171556
Step 309: 171556 + 557 = 172113
Step 310: 172113 + 557 = 172670
Step 311: 172670 + 557 = 173227
Step 312: 173227 + 557 = 173784
Step 313: 173784 + 557 = 174341
Step 314: 174341 + 557 = 174898
Step 315: 174898 + 557 = 175455
Step 316: 175455 + 557 = 176012
Step 317: 176012 + 557 = 176569
Step 318: 176569 + 557 = 177126
Step 319: 177126 + 557 = 177683
Step 320: 177683 + 557 = 178240
Step 321: 178240 + 557 = 178797
Step 322: 178797 + 557 = 179354
Step 323: 179354 + 557 = 179911
Step 324: 179911 + 557 = 180468
Step 325: 180468 + 557 = 181025
Step 326: 181025 + 557 = 181582
Step 327: 181582 + 557 = 182139
Step 328: 182139 + 557 = 182696
Step 329: 182696 + 557 = 183253
Step 330: 183253 + 557 = 183810
Step 331: 183810 + 557 = 184367
Step 332: 184367 + 557 = 184924
Step 333: 184924 + 557 = 185481
Step 334: 185481 + 557 = 186038
Step 335: 186038 + 557 = 186595
Step 336: 186595 + 557 = 187152
Step 337: 187152 + 557 = 187709
Step 338: 187709 + 557 = 188266
Step 339: 188266 + 557 = 188823
Step 340: 188823 + 557 = 189380
Step 341: 189380 + 557 = 189937
Step 342: 189937 + 557 = 190494
Step 343: 190494 + 557 = 191051
Step 344: 191051 + 557 = 191608
Step 345: 191608 + 557 = 192165
Step 346: 192165 + 557 = 192722
Step 347: 192722 + 557 = 193279
Step 348: 193279 + 557 = 193836
Step 349: 193836 + 557 = 194393
Step 350: 194393 + 557 = 194950
Step 351: 194950 + 557 = 195507
Step 352: 195507 + 557 = 196064
Step 353: 196064 + 557 = 196621
Step 354: 196621 + 557 = 197178
Step 355: 197178 + 557 = 197735
Step 356: 197735 + 557 = 198292
Step 357: 198292 + 557 = 198849
Step 358: 198849 + 557 = 199406
Step 359: 199406 + 557 = 199963
Step 360: 199963 + 557 = 200520
Step 361: 200520 + 557 = 201077
Step 362: 201077 + 557 = 201634
Step 363: 201634 + 557 = 202191
Step 364: 202191 + 557 = 202748
Step 365: 202748 + 557 = 203305
Step 366: 203305 + 557 = 203862
Step 367: 203862 + 557 = 204419
Step 368: 204419 + 557 = 204976
Step 369: 204976 + 557 = 205533
Step 370: 205533 + 557 = 206090
Step 371: 206090 + 557 = 206647
Step 372: 206647 + 557 = 207204
Step 373: 207204 + 557 = 207761
Step 374: 207761 + 557 = 208318
Step 375: 208318 + 557 = 208875
Step 376: 208875 + 557 = 209432
Step 377: 209432 + 557 = 209989
Step 378: 209989 + 557 = 210546
Step 379: 210546 + 557 = 211103
Step 380: 211103 + 557 = 211660
Step 381: 211660 + 557 = 212217
Step 382: 212217 + 557 = 212774
Step 383: 212774 + 557 = 213331
Step 384: 213331 + 557 = 213888
Step 385: 213888 + 557 = 214445
Step 386: 214445 + 557 = 215002
Step 387: 215002 + 557 = 215559
Step 388: 215559 + 557 = 216116
Step 389: 216116 + 557 = 216673
Step 390: 216673 + 557 = 217230
Step 391: 217230 + 557 = 217787
Step 392: 217787 + 557 = 218344
Step 393: 218344 + 557 = 218901
Step 394: 218901 + 557 = 219458
Step 395: 219458 + 557 = 220015
Step 396: 220015 + 557 = 220572
Step 397: 220572 + 557 = 221129
Step 398: 221129 + 557 = 221686
Step 399: 221686 + 557 = 222243
Step 400: 222243 + 557 = 222800
Step 401: 222800 + 557 = 223357
Step 402: 223357 + 557 = 223914
Step 403: 223914 + 557 = 224471
Step 404: 224471 + 557 = 225028
Step 405: 225028 + 557 = 225585
Step 406: 225585 + 557 = 226142
Step 407: 226142 + 557 = 226699
Step 408: 226699 + 557 = 227256
Step 409: 227256 + 557 = 227813
Step 410: 227813 + 557 = 228370
Step 411: 228370 + 557 = 228927
Step 412: 228927 + 557 = 229484
Step 413: 229484 + 557 = 230041
Step 414: 230041 + 557 = 230598
Step 415: 230598 + 557 = 231155
Step 416: 231155 + 557 = 231712
Step 417: 231712 + 557 = 232269
Step 418: 232269 + 557 = 232826
Step 419: 232826 + 557 = 233383
Step 420: 233383 + 557 = 233940
Step 421: 233940 + 557 = 234497
Step 422: 234497 + 557 = 235054
Step 423: 235054 + 557 = 235611
Step 424: 235611 + 557 = 236168
Step 425: 236168 + 557 = 236725
Step 426: 236725 + 557 = 237282
Step 427: 237282 + 557 = 237839
Step 428: 237839 + 557 = 238396
Step 429: 238396 + 557 = 238953
Step 430: 238953 + 557 = 239510
Step 431: 239510 + 557 = 240067
Step 432: 240067 + 557 = 240624
Step 433: 240624 + 557 = 241181
Step 434: 241181 + 557 = 241738
Step 435: 241738 + 557 = 242295
Step 436: 242295 + 557 = 242852
Step 437: 242852 + 557 = 243409
Step 438: 243409 + 557 = 243966
Step 439: 243966 + 557 = 244523
Step 440: 244523 + 557 = 245080
Step 441: 245080 + 557 = 245637
Step 442: 245637 + 557 = 246194
Step 443: 246194 + 557 = 246751
Step 444: 246751 + 557 = 247308
Step 445: 247308 + 557 = 247865
Step 446: 247865 + 557 = 248422
Step 447: 248422 + 557 = 248979
Step 448: 248979 + 557 = 249536
Step 449: 249536 + 557 = 250093
Step 450: 250093 + 557 = 250650
Step 451: 250650 + 557 = 251207
Step 452: 251207 + 557 = 251764
Step 453: 251764 + 557 = 252321
Step 454: 252321 + 557 = 252878
Step 455: 252878 + 557 = 253435
Step 456: 253435 + 557 = 253992
Step 457: 253992 + 557 = 254549
Step 458: 254549 + 557 = 255106
Step 459: 255106 + 557 = 255663
Step 460: 255663 + 557 = 256220
Step 461: 256220 + 557 = 256777
Step 462: 256777 + 557 = 257334
Step 463: 257334 + 557 = 257891
Step 464: 257891 + 557 = 258448
Step 465: 258448 + 557 = 259005
Step 466: 259005 + 557 = 259562
Step 467: 259562 + 557 = 260119
Step 468: 260119 + 557 = 260676
Step 469: 260676 + 557 = 261233
Step 470: 261233 + 557 = 261790
Step 471: 261790 + 557 = 262347
Step 472: 262347 + 557 = 262904
Step 473: 262904 + 557 = 263461
Step 474: 263461 + 557 = 264018
Step 475: 264018 + 557 = 264575
Step 476: 264575 + 557 = 265132
Step 477: 265132 + 557 = 265689
Step 478: 265689 + 557 = 266246
Step 479: 266246 + 557 = 266803
Step 480: 266803 + 557 = 267360
Step 481: 267360 + 557 = 267917
Step 482: 267917 + 557 = 268474
Step 483: 268474 + 557 = 269031
Step 484: 269031 + 557 = 269588
Step 485: 269588 + 557 = 270145
Step 486: 270145 + 557 = 270702
Step 487: 270702 + 557 = 271259
Step 488: 271259 + 557 = 271816
Step 489: 271816 + 557 = 272373
Step 490: 272373 + 557 = 272930
Step 491: 272930 + 557 = 273487
Step 492: 273487 + 557 = 274044
Step 493: 274044 + 557 = 274601
Step 494: 274601 + 557 = 275158
Step 495: 275158 + 557 = 275715
Step 496: 275715 + 557 = 276272
Step 497: 276272 + 557 = 276829

So, 557*497 = 276829