Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 218. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 490. So, we're going to take the number 218 and add it to itself 490 times.
Step 1: 0 + 218 = 218
Step 2: 218 + 218 = 436
Step 3: 436 + 218 = 654
Step 4: 654 + 218 = 872
Step 5: 872 + 218 = 1090
Step 6: 1090 + 218 = 1308
Step 7: 1308 + 218 = 1526
Step 8: 1526 + 218 = 1744
Step 9: 1744 + 218 = 1962
Step 10: 1962 + 218 = 2180
Step 11: 2180 + 218 = 2398
Step 12: 2398 + 218 = 2616
Step 13: 2616 + 218 = 2834
Step 14: 2834 + 218 = 3052
Step 15: 3052 + 218 = 3270
Step 16: 3270 + 218 = 3488
Step 17: 3488 + 218 = 3706
Step 18: 3706 + 218 = 3924
Step 19: 3924 + 218 = 4142
Step 20: 4142 + 218 = 4360
Step 21: 4360 + 218 = 4578
Step 22: 4578 + 218 = 4796
Step 23: 4796 + 218 = 5014
Step 24: 5014 + 218 = 5232
Step 25: 5232 + 218 = 5450
Step 26: 5450 + 218 = 5668
Step 27: 5668 + 218 = 5886
Step 28: 5886 + 218 = 6104
Step 29: 6104 + 218 = 6322
Step 30: 6322 + 218 = 6540
Step 31: 6540 + 218 = 6758
Step 32: 6758 + 218 = 6976
Step 33: 6976 + 218 = 7194
Step 34: 7194 + 218 = 7412
Step 35: 7412 + 218 = 7630
Step 36: 7630 + 218 = 7848
Step 37: 7848 + 218 = 8066
Step 38: 8066 + 218 = 8284
Step 39: 8284 + 218 = 8502
Step 40: 8502 + 218 = 8720
Step 41: 8720 + 218 = 8938
Step 42: 8938 + 218 = 9156
Step 43: 9156 + 218 = 9374
Step 44: 9374 + 218 = 9592
Step 45: 9592 + 218 = 9810
Step 46: 9810 + 218 = 10028
Step 47: 10028 + 218 = 10246
Step 48: 10246 + 218 = 10464
Step 49: 10464 + 218 = 10682
Step 50: 10682 + 218 = 10900
Step 51: 10900 + 218 = 11118
Step 52: 11118 + 218 = 11336
Step 53: 11336 + 218 = 11554
Step 54: 11554 + 218 = 11772
Step 55: 11772 + 218 = 11990
Step 56: 11990 + 218 = 12208
Step 57: 12208 + 218 = 12426
Step 58: 12426 + 218 = 12644
Step 59: 12644 + 218 = 12862
Step 60: 12862 + 218 = 13080
Step 61: 13080 + 218 = 13298
Step 62: 13298 + 218 = 13516
Step 63: 13516 + 218 = 13734
Step 64: 13734 + 218 = 13952
Step 65: 13952 + 218 = 14170
Step 66: 14170 + 218 = 14388
Step 67: 14388 + 218 = 14606
Step 68: 14606 + 218 = 14824
Step 69: 14824 + 218 = 15042
Step 70: 15042 + 218 = 15260
Step 71: 15260 + 218 = 15478
Step 72: 15478 + 218 = 15696
Step 73: 15696 + 218 = 15914
Step 74: 15914 + 218 = 16132
Step 75: 16132 + 218 = 16350
Step 76: 16350 + 218 = 16568
Step 77: 16568 + 218 = 16786
Step 78: 16786 + 218 = 17004
Step 79: 17004 + 218 = 17222
Step 80: 17222 + 218 = 17440
Step 81: 17440 + 218 = 17658
Step 82: 17658 + 218 = 17876
Step 83: 17876 + 218 = 18094
Step 84: 18094 + 218 = 18312
Step 85: 18312 + 218 = 18530
Step 86: 18530 + 218 = 18748
Step 87: 18748 + 218 = 18966
Step 88: 18966 + 218 = 19184
Step 89: 19184 + 218 = 19402
Step 90: 19402 + 218 = 19620
Step 91: 19620 + 218 = 19838
Step 92: 19838 + 218 = 20056
Step 93: 20056 + 218 = 20274
Step 94: 20274 + 218 = 20492
Step 95: 20492 + 218 = 20710
Step 96: 20710 + 218 = 20928
Step 97: 20928 + 218 = 21146
Step 98: 21146 + 218 = 21364
Step 99: 21364 + 218 = 21582
Step 100: 21582 + 218 = 21800
Step 101: 21800 + 218 = 22018
Step 102: 22018 + 218 = 22236
Step 103: 22236 + 218 = 22454
Step 104: 22454 + 218 = 22672
Step 105: 22672 + 218 = 22890
Step 106: 22890 + 218 = 23108
Step 107: 23108 + 218 = 23326
Step 108: 23326 + 218 = 23544
Step 109: 23544 + 218 = 23762
Step 110: 23762 + 218 = 23980
Step 111: 23980 + 218 = 24198
Step 112: 24198 + 218 = 24416
Step 113: 24416 + 218 = 24634
Step 114: 24634 + 218 = 24852
Step 115: 24852 + 218 = 25070
Step 116: 25070 + 218 = 25288
Step 117: 25288 + 218 = 25506
Step 118: 25506 + 218 = 25724
Step 119: 25724 + 218 = 25942
Step 120: 25942 + 218 = 26160
Step 121: 26160 + 218 = 26378
Step 122: 26378 + 218 = 26596
Step 123: 26596 + 218 = 26814
Step 124: 26814 + 218 = 27032
Step 125: 27032 + 218 = 27250
Step 126: 27250 + 218 = 27468
Step 127: 27468 + 218 = 27686
Step 128: 27686 + 218 = 27904
Step 129: 27904 + 218 = 28122
Step 130: 28122 + 218 = 28340
Step 131: 28340 + 218 = 28558
Step 132: 28558 + 218 = 28776
Step 133: 28776 + 218 = 28994
Step 134: 28994 + 218 = 29212
Step 135: 29212 + 218 = 29430
Step 136: 29430 + 218 = 29648
Step 137: 29648 + 218 = 29866
Step 138: 29866 + 218 = 30084
Step 139: 30084 + 218 = 30302
Step 140: 30302 + 218 = 30520
Step 141: 30520 + 218 = 30738
Step 142: 30738 + 218 = 30956
Step 143: 30956 + 218 = 31174
Step 144: 31174 + 218 = 31392
Step 145: 31392 + 218 = 31610
Step 146: 31610 + 218 = 31828
Step 147: 31828 + 218 = 32046
Step 148: 32046 + 218 = 32264
Step 149: 32264 + 218 = 32482
Step 150: 32482 + 218 = 32700
Step 151: 32700 + 218 = 32918
Step 152: 32918 + 218 = 33136
Step 153: 33136 + 218 = 33354
Step 154: 33354 + 218 = 33572
Step 155: 33572 + 218 = 33790
Step 156: 33790 + 218 = 34008
Step 157: 34008 + 218 = 34226
Step 158: 34226 + 218 = 34444
Step 159: 34444 + 218 = 34662
Step 160: 34662 + 218 = 34880
Step 161: 34880 + 218 = 35098
Step 162: 35098 + 218 = 35316
Step 163: 35316 + 218 = 35534
Step 164: 35534 + 218 = 35752
Step 165: 35752 + 218 = 35970
Step 166: 35970 + 218 = 36188
Step 167: 36188 + 218 = 36406
Step 168: 36406 + 218 = 36624
Step 169: 36624 + 218 = 36842
Step 170: 36842 + 218 = 37060
Step 171: 37060 + 218 = 37278
Step 172: 37278 + 218 = 37496
Step 173: 37496 + 218 = 37714
Step 174: 37714 + 218 = 37932
Step 175: 37932 + 218 = 38150
Step 176: 38150 + 218 = 38368
Step 177: 38368 + 218 = 38586
Step 178: 38586 + 218 = 38804
Step 179: 38804 + 218 = 39022
Step 180: 39022 + 218 = 39240
Step 181: 39240 + 218 = 39458
Step 182: 39458 + 218 = 39676
Step 183: 39676 + 218 = 39894
Step 184: 39894 + 218 = 40112
Step 185: 40112 + 218 = 40330
Step 186: 40330 + 218 = 40548
Step 187: 40548 + 218 = 40766
Step 188: 40766 + 218 = 40984
Step 189: 40984 + 218 = 41202
Step 190: 41202 + 218 = 41420
Step 191: 41420 + 218 = 41638
Step 192: 41638 + 218 = 41856
Step 193: 41856 + 218 = 42074
Step 194: 42074 + 218 = 42292
Step 195: 42292 + 218 = 42510
Step 196: 42510 + 218 = 42728
Step 197: 42728 + 218 = 42946
Step 198: 42946 + 218 = 43164
Step 199: 43164 + 218 = 43382
Step 200: 43382 + 218 = 43600
Step 201: 43600 + 218 = 43818
Step 202: 43818 + 218 = 44036
Step 203: 44036 + 218 = 44254
Step 204: 44254 + 218 = 44472
Step 205: 44472 + 218 = 44690
Step 206: 44690 + 218 = 44908
Step 207: 44908 + 218 = 45126
Step 208: 45126 + 218 = 45344
Step 209: 45344 + 218 = 45562
Step 210: 45562 + 218 = 45780
Step 211: 45780 + 218 = 45998
Step 212: 45998 + 218 = 46216
Step 213: 46216 + 218 = 46434
Step 214: 46434 + 218 = 46652
Step 215: 46652 + 218 = 46870
Step 216: 46870 + 218 = 47088
Step 217: 47088 + 218 = 47306
Step 218: 47306 + 218 = 47524
Step 219: 47524 + 218 = 47742
Step 220: 47742 + 218 = 47960
Step 221: 47960 + 218 = 48178
Step 222: 48178 + 218 = 48396
Step 223: 48396 + 218 = 48614
Step 224: 48614 + 218 = 48832
Step 225: 48832 + 218 = 49050
Step 226: 49050 + 218 = 49268
Step 227: 49268 + 218 = 49486
Step 228: 49486 + 218 = 49704
Step 229: 49704 + 218 = 49922
Step 230: 49922 + 218 = 50140
Step 231: 50140 + 218 = 50358
Step 232: 50358 + 218 = 50576
Step 233: 50576 + 218 = 50794
Step 234: 50794 + 218 = 51012
Step 235: 51012 + 218 = 51230
Step 236: 51230 + 218 = 51448
Step 237: 51448 + 218 = 51666
Step 238: 51666 + 218 = 51884
Step 239: 51884 + 218 = 52102
Step 240: 52102 + 218 = 52320
Step 241: 52320 + 218 = 52538
Step 242: 52538 + 218 = 52756
Step 243: 52756 + 218 = 52974
Step 244: 52974 + 218 = 53192
Step 245: 53192 + 218 = 53410
Step 246: 53410 + 218 = 53628
Step 247: 53628 + 218 = 53846
Step 248: 53846 + 218 = 54064
Step 249: 54064 + 218 = 54282
Step 250: 54282 + 218 = 54500
Step 251: 54500 + 218 = 54718
Step 252: 54718 + 218 = 54936
Step 253: 54936 + 218 = 55154
Step 254: 55154 + 218 = 55372
Step 255: 55372 + 218 = 55590
Step 256: 55590 + 218 = 55808
Step 257: 55808 + 218 = 56026
Step 258: 56026 + 218 = 56244
Step 259: 56244 + 218 = 56462
Step 260: 56462 + 218 = 56680
Step 261: 56680 + 218 = 56898
Step 262: 56898 + 218 = 57116
Step 263: 57116 + 218 = 57334
Step 264: 57334 + 218 = 57552
Step 265: 57552 + 218 = 57770
Step 266: 57770 + 218 = 57988
Step 267: 57988 + 218 = 58206
Step 268: 58206 + 218 = 58424
Step 269: 58424 + 218 = 58642
Step 270: 58642 + 218 = 58860
Step 271: 58860 + 218 = 59078
Step 272: 59078 + 218 = 59296
Step 273: 59296 + 218 = 59514
Step 274: 59514 + 218 = 59732
Step 275: 59732 + 218 = 59950
Step 276: 59950 + 218 = 60168
Step 277: 60168 + 218 = 60386
Step 278: 60386 + 218 = 60604
Step 279: 60604 + 218 = 60822
Step 280: 60822 + 218 = 61040
Step 281: 61040 + 218 = 61258
Step 282: 61258 + 218 = 61476
Step 283: 61476 + 218 = 61694
Step 284: 61694 + 218 = 61912
Step 285: 61912 + 218 = 62130
Step 286: 62130 + 218 = 62348
Step 287: 62348 + 218 = 62566
Step 288: 62566 + 218 = 62784
Step 289: 62784 + 218 = 63002
Step 290: 63002 + 218 = 63220
Step 291: 63220 + 218 = 63438
Step 292: 63438 + 218 = 63656
Step 293: 63656 + 218 = 63874
Step 294: 63874 + 218 = 64092
Step 295: 64092 + 218 = 64310
Step 296: 64310 + 218 = 64528
Step 297: 64528 + 218 = 64746
Step 298: 64746 + 218 = 64964
Step 299: 64964 + 218 = 65182
Step 300: 65182 + 218 = 65400
Step 301: 65400 + 218 = 65618
Step 302: 65618 + 218 = 65836
Step 303: 65836 + 218 = 66054
Step 304: 66054 + 218 = 66272
Step 305: 66272 + 218 = 66490
Step 306: 66490 + 218 = 66708
Step 307: 66708 + 218 = 66926
Step 308: 66926 + 218 = 67144
Step 309: 67144 + 218 = 67362
Step 310: 67362 + 218 = 67580
Step 311: 67580 + 218 = 67798
Step 312: 67798 + 218 = 68016
Step 313: 68016 + 218 = 68234
Step 314: 68234 + 218 = 68452
Step 315: 68452 + 218 = 68670
Step 316: 68670 + 218 = 68888
Step 317: 68888 + 218 = 69106
Step 318: 69106 + 218 = 69324
Step 319: 69324 + 218 = 69542
Step 320: 69542 + 218 = 69760
Step 321: 69760 + 218 = 69978
Step 322: 69978 + 218 = 70196
Step 323: 70196 + 218 = 70414
Step 324: 70414 + 218 = 70632
Step 325: 70632 + 218 = 70850
Step 326: 70850 + 218 = 71068
Step 327: 71068 + 218 = 71286
Step 328: 71286 + 218 = 71504
Step 329: 71504 + 218 = 71722
Step 330: 71722 + 218 = 71940
Step 331: 71940 + 218 = 72158
Step 332: 72158 + 218 = 72376
Step 333: 72376 + 218 = 72594
Step 334: 72594 + 218 = 72812
Step 335: 72812 + 218 = 73030
Step 336: 73030 + 218 = 73248
Step 337: 73248 + 218 = 73466
Step 338: 73466 + 218 = 73684
Step 339: 73684 + 218 = 73902
Step 340: 73902 + 218 = 74120
Step 341: 74120 + 218 = 74338
Step 342: 74338 + 218 = 74556
Step 343: 74556 + 218 = 74774
Step 344: 74774 + 218 = 74992
Step 345: 74992 + 218 = 75210
Step 346: 75210 + 218 = 75428
Step 347: 75428 + 218 = 75646
Step 348: 75646 + 218 = 75864
Step 349: 75864 + 218 = 76082
Step 350: 76082 + 218 = 76300
Step 351: 76300 + 218 = 76518
Step 352: 76518 + 218 = 76736
Step 353: 76736 + 218 = 76954
Step 354: 76954 + 218 = 77172
Step 355: 77172 + 218 = 77390
Step 356: 77390 + 218 = 77608
Step 357: 77608 + 218 = 77826
Step 358: 77826 + 218 = 78044
Step 359: 78044 + 218 = 78262
Step 360: 78262 + 218 = 78480
Step 361: 78480 + 218 = 78698
Step 362: 78698 + 218 = 78916
Step 363: 78916 + 218 = 79134
Step 364: 79134 + 218 = 79352
Step 365: 79352 + 218 = 79570
Step 366: 79570 + 218 = 79788
Step 367: 79788 + 218 = 80006
Step 368: 80006 + 218 = 80224
Step 369: 80224 + 218 = 80442
Step 370: 80442 + 218 = 80660
Step 371: 80660 + 218 = 80878
Step 372: 80878 + 218 = 81096
Step 373: 81096 + 218 = 81314
Step 374: 81314 + 218 = 81532
Step 375: 81532 + 218 = 81750
Step 376: 81750 + 218 = 81968
Step 377: 81968 + 218 = 82186
Step 378: 82186 + 218 = 82404
Step 379: 82404 + 218 = 82622
Step 380: 82622 + 218 = 82840
Step 381: 82840 + 218 = 83058
Step 382: 83058 + 218 = 83276
Step 383: 83276 + 218 = 83494
Step 384: 83494 + 218 = 83712
Step 385: 83712 + 218 = 83930
Step 386: 83930 + 218 = 84148
Step 387: 84148 + 218 = 84366
Step 388: 84366 + 218 = 84584
Step 389: 84584 + 218 = 84802
Step 390: 84802 + 218 = 85020
Step 391: 85020 + 218 = 85238
Step 392: 85238 + 218 = 85456
Step 393: 85456 + 218 = 85674
Step 394: 85674 + 218 = 85892
Step 395: 85892 + 218 = 86110
Step 396: 86110 + 218 = 86328
Step 397: 86328 + 218 = 86546
Step 398: 86546 + 218 = 86764
Step 399: 86764 + 218 = 86982
Step 400: 86982 + 218 = 87200
Step 401: 87200 + 218 = 87418
Step 402: 87418 + 218 = 87636
Step 403: 87636 + 218 = 87854
Step 404: 87854 + 218 = 88072
Step 405: 88072 + 218 = 88290
Step 406: 88290 + 218 = 88508
Step 407: 88508 + 218 = 88726
Step 408: 88726 + 218 = 88944
Step 409: 88944 + 218 = 89162
Step 410: 89162 + 218 = 89380
Step 411: 89380 + 218 = 89598
Step 412: 89598 + 218 = 89816
Step 413: 89816 + 218 = 90034
Step 414: 90034 + 218 = 90252
Step 415: 90252 + 218 = 90470
Step 416: 90470 + 218 = 90688
Step 417: 90688 + 218 = 90906
Step 418: 90906 + 218 = 91124
Step 419: 91124 + 218 = 91342
Step 420: 91342 + 218 = 91560
Step 421: 91560 + 218 = 91778
Step 422: 91778 + 218 = 91996
Step 423: 91996 + 218 = 92214
Step 424: 92214 + 218 = 92432
Step 425: 92432 + 218 = 92650
Step 426: 92650 + 218 = 92868
Step 427: 92868 + 218 = 93086
Step 428: 93086 + 218 = 93304
Step 429: 93304 + 218 = 93522
Step 430: 93522 + 218 = 93740
Step 431: 93740 + 218 = 93958
Step 432: 93958 + 218 = 94176
Step 433: 94176 + 218 = 94394
Step 434: 94394 + 218 = 94612
Step 435: 94612 + 218 = 94830
Step 436: 94830 + 218 = 95048
Step 437: 95048 + 218 = 95266
Step 438: 95266 + 218 = 95484
Step 439: 95484 + 218 = 95702
Step 440: 95702 + 218 = 95920
Step 441: 95920 + 218 = 96138
Step 442: 96138 + 218 = 96356
Step 443: 96356 + 218 = 96574
Step 444: 96574 + 218 = 96792
Step 445: 96792 + 218 = 97010
Step 446: 97010 + 218 = 97228
Step 447: 97228 + 218 = 97446
Step 448: 97446 + 218 = 97664
Step 449: 97664 + 218 = 97882
Step 450: 97882 + 218 = 98100
Step 451: 98100 + 218 = 98318
Step 452: 98318 + 218 = 98536
Step 453: 98536 + 218 = 98754
Step 454: 98754 + 218 = 98972
Step 455: 98972 + 218 = 99190
Step 456: 99190 + 218 = 99408
Step 457: 99408 + 218 = 99626
Step 458: 99626 + 218 = 99844
Step 459: 99844 + 218 = 100062
Step 460: 100062 + 218 = 100280
Step 461: 100280 + 218 = 100498
Step 462: 100498 + 218 = 100716
Step 463: 100716 + 218 = 100934
Step 464: 100934 + 218 = 101152
Step 465: 101152 + 218 = 101370
Step 466: 101370 + 218 = 101588
Step 467: 101588 + 218 = 101806
Step 468: 101806 + 218 = 102024
Step 469: 102024 + 218 = 102242
Step 470: 102242 + 218 = 102460
Step 471: 102460 + 218 = 102678
Step 472: 102678 + 218 = 102896
Step 473: 102896 + 218 = 103114
Step 474: 103114 + 218 = 103332
Step 475: 103332 + 218 = 103550
Step 476: 103550 + 218 = 103768
Step 477: 103768 + 218 = 103986
Step 478: 103986 + 218 = 104204
Step 479: 104204 + 218 = 104422
Step 480: 104422 + 218 = 104640
Step 481: 104640 + 218 = 104858
Step 482: 104858 + 218 = 105076
Step 483: 105076 + 218 = 105294
Step 484: 105294 + 218 = 105512
Step 485: 105512 + 218 = 105730
Step 486: 105730 + 218 = 105948
Step 487: 105948 + 218 = 106166
Step 488: 106166 + 218 = 106384
Step 489: 106384 + 218 = 106602
Step 490: 106602 + 218 = 106820

So, 218*490 = 106820