Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 508 and we're going to multiply it by 479, essentially adding 508 to itself 479 times.
Step 1: 0 + 508 = 508
Step 2: 508 + 508 = 1016
Step 3: 1016 + 508 = 1524
Step 4: 1524 + 508 = 2032
Step 5: 2032 + 508 = 2540
Step 6: 2540 + 508 = 3048
Step 7: 3048 + 508 = 3556
Step 8: 3556 + 508 = 4064
Step 9: 4064 + 508 = 4572
Step 10: 4572 + 508 = 5080
Step 11: 5080 + 508 = 5588
Step 12: 5588 + 508 = 6096
Step 13: 6096 + 508 = 6604
Step 14: 6604 + 508 = 7112
Step 15: 7112 + 508 = 7620
Step 16: 7620 + 508 = 8128
Step 17: 8128 + 508 = 8636
Step 18: 8636 + 508 = 9144
Step 19: 9144 + 508 = 9652
Step 20: 9652 + 508 = 10160
Step 21: 10160 + 508 = 10668
Step 22: 10668 + 508 = 11176
Step 23: 11176 + 508 = 11684
Step 24: 11684 + 508 = 12192
Step 25: 12192 + 508 = 12700
Step 26: 12700 + 508 = 13208
Step 27: 13208 + 508 = 13716
Step 28: 13716 + 508 = 14224
Step 29: 14224 + 508 = 14732
Step 30: 14732 + 508 = 15240
Step 31: 15240 + 508 = 15748
Step 32: 15748 + 508 = 16256
Step 33: 16256 + 508 = 16764
Step 34: 16764 + 508 = 17272
Step 35: 17272 + 508 = 17780
Step 36: 17780 + 508 = 18288
Step 37: 18288 + 508 = 18796
Step 38: 18796 + 508 = 19304
Step 39: 19304 + 508 = 19812
Step 40: 19812 + 508 = 20320
Step 41: 20320 + 508 = 20828
Step 42: 20828 + 508 = 21336
Step 43: 21336 + 508 = 21844
Step 44: 21844 + 508 = 22352
Step 45: 22352 + 508 = 22860
Step 46: 22860 + 508 = 23368
Step 47: 23368 + 508 = 23876
Step 48: 23876 + 508 = 24384
Step 49: 24384 + 508 = 24892
Step 50: 24892 + 508 = 25400
Step 51: 25400 + 508 = 25908
Step 52: 25908 + 508 = 26416
Step 53: 26416 + 508 = 26924
Step 54: 26924 + 508 = 27432
Step 55: 27432 + 508 = 27940
Step 56: 27940 + 508 = 28448
Step 57: 28448 + 508 = 28956
Step 58: 28956 + 508 = 29464
Step 59: 29464 + 508 = 29972
Step 60: 29972 + 508 = 30480
Step 61: 30480 + 508 = 30988
Step 62: 30988 + 508 = 31496
Step 63: 31496 + 508 = 32004
Step 64: 32004 + 508 = 32512
Step 65: 32512 + 508 = 33020
Step 66: 33020 + 508 = 33528
Step 67: 33528 + 508 = 34036
Step 68: 34036 + 508 = 34544
Step 69: 34544 + 508 = 35052
Step 70: 35052 + 508 = 35560
Step 71: 35560 + 508 = 36068
Step 72: 36068 + 508 = 36576
Step 73: 36576 + 508 = 37084
Step 74: 37084 + 508 = 37592
Step 75: 37592 + 508 = 38100
Step 76: 38100 + 508 = 38608
Step 77: 38608 + 508 = 39116
Step 78: 39116 + 508 = 39624
Step 79: 39624 + 508 = 40132
Step 80: 40132 + 508 = 40640
Step 81: 40640 + 508 = 41148
Step 82: 41148 + 508 = 41656
Step 83: 41656 + 508 = 42164
Step 84: 42164 + 508 = 42672
Step 85: 42672 + 508 = 43180
Step 86: 43180 + 508 = 43688
Step 87: 43688 + 508 = 44196
Step 88: 44196 + 508 = 44704
Step 89: 44704 + 508 = 45212
Step 90: 45212 + 508 = 45720
Step 91: 45720 + 508 = 46228
Step 92: 46228 + 508 = 46736
Step 93: 46736 + 508 = 47244
Step 94: 47244 + 508 = 47752
Step 95: 47752 + 508 = 48260
Step 96: 48260 + 508 = 48768
Step 97: 48768 + 508 = 49276
Step 98: 49276 + 508 = 49784
Step 99: 49784 + 508 = 50292
Step 100: 50292 + 508 = 50800
Step 101: 50800 + 508 = 51308
Step 102: 51308 + 508 = 51816
Step 103: 51816 + 508 = 52324
Step 104: 52324 + 508 = 52832
Step 105: 52832 + 508 = 53340
Step 106: 53340 + 508 = 53848
Step 107: 53848 + 508 = 54356
Step 108: 54356 + 508 = 54864
Step 109: 54864 + 508 = 55372
Step 110: 55372 + 508 = 55880
Step 111: 55880 + 508 = 56388
Step 112: 56388 + 508 = 56896
Step 113: 56896 + 508 = 57404
Step 114: 57404 + 508 = 57912
Step 115: 57912 + 508 = 58420
Step 116: 58420 + 508 = 58928
Step 117: 58928 + 508 = 59436
Step 118: 59436 + 508 = 59944
Step 119: 59944 + 508 = 60452
Step 120: 60452 + 508 = 60960
Step 121: 60960 + 508 = 61468
Step 122: 61468 + 508 = 61976
Step 123: 61976 + 508 = 62484
Step 124: 62484 + 508 = 62992
Step 125: 62992 + 508 = 63500
Step 126: 63500 + 508 = 64008
Step 127: 64008 + 508 = 64516
Step 128: 64516 + 508 = 65024
Step 129: 65024 + 508 = 65532
Step 130: 65532 + 508 = 66040
Step 131: 66040 + 508 = 66548
Step 132: 66548 + 508 = 67056
Step 133: 67056 + 508 = 67564
Step 134: 67564 + 508 = 68072
Step 135: 68072 + 508 = 68580
Step 136: 68580 + 508 = 69088
Step 137: 69088 + 508 = 69596
Step 138: 69596 + 508 = 70104
Step 139: 70104 + 508 = 70612
Step 140: 70612 + 508 = 71120
Step 141: 71120 + 508 = 71628
Step 142: 71628 + 508 = 72136
Step 143: 72136 + 508 = 72644
Step 144: 72644 + 508 = 73152
Step 145: 73152 + 508 = 73660
Step 146: 73660 + 508 = 74168
Step 147: 74168 + 508 = 74676
Step 148: 74676 + 508 = 75184
Step 149: 75184 + 508 = 75692
Step 150: 75692 + 508 = 76200
Step 151: 76200 + 508 = 76708
Step 152: 76708 + 508 = 77216
Step 153: 77216 + 508 = 77724
Step 154: 77724 + 508 = 78232
Step 155: 78232 + 508 = 78740
Step 156: 78740 + 508 = 79248
Step 157: 79248 + 508 = 79756
Step 158: 79756 + 508 = 80264
Step 159: 80264 + 508 = 80772
Step 160: 80772 + 508 = 81280
Step 161: 81280 + 508 = 81788
Step 162: 81788 + 508 = 82296
Step 163: 82296 + 508 = 82804
Step 164: 82804 + 508 = 83312
Step 165: 83312 + 508 = 83820
Step 166: 83820 + 508 = 84328
Step 167: 84328 + 508 = 84836
Step 168: 84836 + 508 = 85344
Step 169: 85344 + 508 = 85852
Step 170: 85852 + 508 = 86360
Step 171: 86360 + 508 = 86868
Step 172: 86868 + 508 = 87376
Step 173: 87376 + 508 = 87884
Step 174: 87884 + 508 = 88392
Step 175: 88392 + 508 = 88900
Step 176: 88900 + 508 = 89408
Step 177: 89408 + 508 = 89916
Step 178: 89916 + 508 = 90424
Step 179: 90424 + 508 = 90932
Step 180: 90932 + 508 = 91440
Step 181: 91440 + 508 = 91948
Step 182: 91948 + 508 = 92456
Step 183: 92456 + 508 = 92964
Step 184: 92964 + 508 = 93472
Step 185: 93472 + 508 = 93980
Step 186: 93980 + 508 = 94488
Step 187: 94488 + 508 = 94996
Step 188: 94996 + 508 = 95504
Step 189: 95504 + 508 = 96012
Step 190: 96012 + 508 = 96520
Step 191: 96520 + 508 = 97028
Step 192: 97028 + 508 = 97536
Step 193: 97536 + 508 = 98044
Step 194: 98044 + 508 = 98552
Step 195: 98552 + 508 = 99060
Step 196: 99060 + 508 = 99568
Step 197: 99568 + 508 = 100076
Step 198: 100076 + 508 = 100584
Step 199: 100584 + 508 = 101092
Step 200: 101092 + 508 = 101600
Step 201: 101600 + 508 = 102108
Step 202: 102108 + 508 = 102616
Step 203: 102616 + 508 = 103124
Step 204: 103124 + 508 = 103632
Step 205: 103632 + 508 = 104140
Step 206: 104140 + 508 = 104648
Step 207: 104648 + 508 = 105156
Step 208: 105156 + 508 = 105664
Step 209: 105664 + 508 = 106172
Step 210: 106172 + 508 = 106680
Step 211: 106680 + 508 = 107188
Step 212: 107188 + 508 = 107696
Step 213: 107696 + 508 = 108204
Step 214: 108204 + 508 = 108712
Step 215: 108712 + 508 = 109220
Step 216: 109220 + 508 = 109728
Step 217: 109728 + 508 = 110236
Step 218: 110236 + 508 = 110744
Step 219: 110744 + 508 = 111252
Step 220: 111252 + 508 = 111760
Step 221: 111760 + 508 = 112268
Step 222: 112268 + 508 = 112776
Step 223: 112776 + 508 = 113284
Step 224: 113284 + 508 = 113792
Step 225: 113792 + 508 = 114300
Step 226: 114300 + 508 = 114808
Step 227: 114808 + 508 = 115316
Step 228: 115316 + 508 = 115824
Step 229: 115824 + 508 = 116332
Step 230: 116332 + 508 = 116840
Step 231: 116840 + 508 = 117348
Step 232: 117348 + 508 = 117856
Step 233: 117856 + 508 = 118364
Step 234: 118364 + 508 = 118872
Step 235: 118872 + 508 = 119380
Step 236: 119380 + 508 = 119888
Step 237: 119888 + 508 = 120396
Step 238: 120396 + 508 = 120904
Step 239: 120904 + 508 = 121412
Step 240: 121412 + 508 = 121920
Step 241: 121920 + 508 = 122428
Step 242: 122428 + 508 = 122936
Step 243: 122936 + 508 = 123444
Step 244: 123444 + 508 = 123952
Step 245: 123952 + 508 = 124460
Step 246: 124460 + 508 = 124968
Step 247: 124968 + 508 = 125476
Step 248: 125476 + 508 = 125984
Step 249: 125984 + 508 = 126492
Step 250: 126492 + 508 = 127000
Step 251: 127000 + 508 = 127508
Step 252: 127508 + 508 = 128016
Step 253: 128016 + 508 = 128524
Step 254: 128524 + 508 = 129032
Step 255: 129032 + 508 = 129540
Step 256: 129540 + 508 = 130048
Step 257: 130048 + 508 = 130556
Step 258: 130556 + 508 = 131064
Step 259: 131064 + 508 = 131572
Step 260: 131572 + 508 = 132080
Step 261: 132080 + 508 = 132588
Step 262: 132588 + 508 = 133096
Step 263: 133096 + 508 = 133604
Step 264: 133604 + 508 = 134112
Step 265: 134112 + 508 = 134620
Step 266: 134620 + 508 = 135128
Step 267: 135128 + 508 = 135636
Step 268: 135636 + 508 = 136144
Step 269: 136144 + 508 = 136652
Step 270: 136652 + 508 = 137160
Step 271: 137160 + 508 = 137668
Step 272: 137668 + 508 = 138176
Step 273: 138176 + 508 = 138684
Step 274: 138684 + 508 = 139192
Step 275: 139192 + 508 = 139700
Step 276: 139700 + 508 = 140208
Step 277: 140208 + 508 = 140716
Step 278: 140716 + 508 = 141224
Step 279: 141224 + 508 = 141732
Step 280: 141732 + 508 = 142240
Step 281: 142240 + 508 = 142748
Step 282: 142748 + 508 = 143256
Step 283: 143256 + 508 = 143764
Step 284: 143764 + 508 = 144272
Step 285: 144272 + 508 = 144780
Step 286: 144780 + 508 = 145288
Step 287: 145288 + 508 = 145796
Step 288: 145796 + 508 = 146304
Step 289: 146304 + 508 = 146812
Step 290: 146812 + 508 = 147320
Step 291: 147320 + 508 = 147828
Step 292: 147828 + 508 = 148336
Step 293: 148336 + 508 = 148844
Step 294: 148844 + 508 = 149352
Step 295: 149352 + 508 = 149860
Step 296: 149860 + 508 = 150368
Step 297: 150368 + 508 = 150876
Step 298: 150876 + 508 = 151384
Step 299: 151384 + 508 = 151892
Step 300: 151892 + 508 = 152400
Step 301: 152400 + 508 = 152908
Step 302: 152908 + 508 = 153416
Step 303: 153416 + 508 = 153924
Step 304: 153924 + 508 = 154432
Step 305: 154432 + 508 = 154940
Step 306: 154940 + 508 = 155448
Step 307: 155448 + 508 = 155956
Step 308: 155956 + 508 = 156464
Step 309: 156464 + 508 = 156972
Step 310: 156972 + 508 = 157480
Step 311: 157480 + 508 = 157988
Step 312: 157988 + 508 = 158496
Step 313: 158496 + 508 = 159004
Step 314: 159004 + 508 = 159512
Step 315: 159512 + 508 = 160020
Step 316: 160020 + 508 = 160528
Step 317: 160528 + 508 = 161036
Step 318: 161036 + 508 = 161544
Step 319: 161544 + 508 = 162052
Step 320: 162052 + 508 = 162560
Step 321: 162560 + 508 = 163068
Step 322: 163068 + 508 = 163576
Step 323: 163576 + 508 = 164084
Step 324: 164084 + 508 = 164592
Step 325: 164592 + 508 = 165100
Step 326: 165100 + 508 = 165608
Step 327: 165608 + 508 = 166116
Step 328: 166116 + 508 = 166624
Step 329: 166624 + 508 = 167132
Step 330: 167132 + 508 = 167640
Step 331: 167640 + 508 = 168148
Step 332: 168148 + 508 = 168656
Step 333: 168656 + 508 = 169164
Step 334: 169164 + 508 = 169672
Step 335: 169672 + 508 = 170180
Step 336: 170180 + 508 = 170688
Step 337: 170688 + 508 = 171196
Step 338: 171196 + 508 = 171704
Step 339: 171704 + 508 = 172212
Step 340: 172212 + 508 = 172720
Step 341: 172720 + 508 = 173228
Step 342: 173228 + 508 = 173736
Step 343: 173736 + 508 = 174244
Step 344: 174244 + 508 = 174752
Step 345: 174752 + 508 = 175260
Step 346: 175260 + 508 = 175768
Step 347: 175768 + 508 = 176276
Step 348: 176276 + 508 = 176784
Step 349: 176784 + 508 = 177292
Step 350: 177292 + 508 = 177800
Step 351: 177800 + 508 = 178308
Step 352: 178308 + 508 = 178816
Step 353: 178816 + 508 = 179324
Step 354: 179324 + 508 = 179832
Step 355: 179832 + 508 = 180340
Step 356: 180340 + 508 = 180848
Step 357: 180848 + 508 = 181356
Step 358: 181356 + 508 = 181864
Step 359: 181864 + 508 = 182372
Step 360: 182372 + 508 = 182880
Step 361: 182880 + 508 = 183388
Step 362: 183388 + 508 = 183896
Step 363: 183896 + 508 = 184404
Step 364: 184404 + 508 = 184912
Step 365: 184912 + 508 = 185420
Step 366: 185420 + 508 = 185928
Step 367: 185928 + 508 = 186436
Step 368: 186436 + 508 = 186944
Step 369: 186944 + 508 = 187452
Step 370: 187452 + 508 = 187960
Step 371: 187960 + 508 = 188468
Step 372: 188468 + 508 = 188976
Step 373: 188976 + 508 = 189484
Step 374: 189484 + 508 = 189992
Step 375: 189992 + 508 = 190500
Step 376: 190500 + 508 = 191008
Step 377: 191008 + 508 = 191516
Step 378: 191516 + 508 = 192024
Step 379: 192024 + 508 = 192532
Step 380: 192532 + 508 = 193040
Step 381: 193040 + 508 = 193548
Step 382: 193548 + 508 = 194056
Step 383: 194056 + 508 = 194564
Step 384: 194564 + 508 = 195072
Step 385: 195072 + 508 = 195580
Step 386: 195580 + 508 = 196088
Step 387: 196088 + 508 = 196596
Step 388: 196596 + 508 = 197104
Step 389: 197104 + 508 = 197612
Step 390: 197612 + 508 = 198120
Step 391: 198120 + 508 = 198628
Step 392: 198628 + 508 = 199136
Step 393: 199136 + 508 = 199644
Step 394: 199644 + 508 = 200152
Step 395: 200152 + 508 = 200660
Step 396: 200660 + 508 = 201168
Step 397: 201168 + 508 = 201676
Step 398: 201676 + 508 = 202184
Step 399: 202184 + 508 = 202692
Step 400: 202692 + 508 = 203200
Step 401: 203200 + 508 = 203708
Step 402: 203708 + 508 = 204216
Step 403: 204216 + 508 = 204724
Step 404: 204724 + 508 = 205232
Step 405: 205232 + 508 = 205740
Step 406: 205740 + 508 = 206248
Step 407: 206248 + 508 = 206756
Step 408: 206756 + 508 = 207264
Step 409: 207264 + 508 = 207772
Step 410: 207772 + 508 = 208280
Step 411: 208280 + 508 = 208788
Step 412: 208788 + 508 = 209296
Step 413: 209296 + 508 = 209804
Step 414: 209804 + 508 = 210312
Step 415: 210312 + 508 = 210820
Step 416: 210820 + 508 = 211328
Step 417: 211328 + 508 = 211836
Step 418: 211836 + 508 = 212344
Step 419: 212344 + 508 = 212852
Step 420: 212852 + 508 = 213360
Step 421: 213360 + 508 = 213868
Step 422: 213868 + 508 = 214376
Step 423: 214376 + 508 = 214884
Step 424: 214884 + 508 = 215392
Step 425: 215392 + 508 = 215900
Step 426: 215900 + 508 = 216408
Step 427: 216408 + 508 = 216916
Step 428: 216916 + 508 = 217424
Step 429: 217424 + 508 = 217932
Step 430: 217932 + 508 = 218440
Step 431: 218440 + 508 = 218948
Step 432: 218948 + 508 = 219456
Step 433: 219456 + 508 = 219964
Step 434: 219964 + 508 = 220472
Step 435: 220472 + 508 = 220980
Step 436: 220980 + 508 = 221488
Step 437: 221488 + 508 = 221996
Step 438: 221996 + 508 = 222504
Step 439: 222504 + 508 = 223012
Step 440: 223012 + 508 = 223520
Step 441: 223520 + 508 = 224028
Step 442: 224028 + 508 = 224536
Step 443: 224536 + 508 = 225044
Step 444: 225044 + 508 = 225552
Step 445: 225552 + 508 = 226060
Step 446: 226060 + 508 = 226568
Step 447: 226568 + 508 = 227076
Step 448: 227076 + 508 = 227584
Step 449: 227584 + 508 = 228092
Step 450: 228092 + 508 = 228600
Step 451: 228600 + 508 = 229108
Step 452: 229108 + 508 = 229616
Step 453: 229616 + 508 = 230124
Step 454: 230124 + 508 = 230632
Step 455: 230632 + 508 = 231140
Step 456: 231140 + 508 = 231648
Step 457: 231648 + 508 = 232156
Step 458: 232156 + 508 = 232664
Step 459: 232664 + 508 = 233172
Step 460: 233172 + 508 = 233680
Step 461: 233680 + 508 = 234188
Step 462: 234188 + 508 = 234696
Step 463: 234696 + 508 = 235204
Step 464: 235204 + 508 = 235712
Step 465: 235712 + 508 = 236220
Step 466: 236220 + 508 = 236728
Step 467: 236728 + 508 = 237236
Step 468: 237236 + 508 = 237744
Step 469: 237744 + 508 = 238252
Step 470: 238252 + 508 = 238760
Step 471: 238760 + 508 = 239268
Step 472: 239268 + 508 = 239776
Step 473: 239776 + 508 = 240284
Step 474: 240284 + 508 = 240792
Step 475: 240792 + 508 = 241300
Step 476: 241300 + 508 = 241808
Step 477: 241808 + 508 = 242316
Step 478: 242316 + 508 = 242824
Step 479: 242824 + 508 = 243332

So, 508*479 = 243332