Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 279 and we're going to multiply it by 249, essentially adding 279 to itself 249 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

So, 279*249 = 69471