OK, let's crack this. We're given 696 and our task is to multiply it by 491. Essentially, we'll be adding 696 to itself 491 times.
Step 1: 0 + 696 = 696
Step 2: 696 + 696 = 1392
Step 3: 1392 + 696 = 2088
Step 4: 2088 + 696 = 2784
Step 5: 2784 + 696 = 3480
Step 6: 3480 + 696 = 4176
Step 7: 4176 + 696 = 4872
Step 8: 4872 + 696 = 5568
Step 9: 5568 + 696 = 6264
Step 10: 6264 + 696 = 6960
Step 11: 6960 + 696 = 7656
Step 12: 7656 + 696 = 8352
Step 13: 8352 + 696 = 9048
Step 14: 9048 + 696 = 9744
Step 15: 9744 + 696 = 10440
Step 16: 10440 + 696 = 11136
Step 17: 11136 + 696 = 11832
Step 18: 11832 + 696 = 12528
Step 19: 12528 + 696 = 13224
Step 20: 13224 + 696 = 13920
Step 21: 13920 + 696 = 14616
Step 22: 14616 + 696 = 15312
Step 23: 15312 + 696 = 16008
Step 24: 16008 + 696 = 16704
Step 25: 16704 + 696 = 17400
Step 26: 17400 + 696 = 18096
Step 27: 18096 + 696 = 18792
Step 28: 18792 + 696 = 19488
Step 29: 19488 + 696 = 20184
Step 30: 20184 + 696 = 20880
Step 31: 20880 + 696 = 21576
Step 32: 21576 + 696 = 22272
Step 33: 22272 + 696 = 22968
Step 34: 22968 + 696 = 23664
Step 35: 23664 + 696 = 24360
Step 36: 24360 + 696 = 25056
Step 37: 25056 + 696 = 25752
Step 38: 25752 + 696 = 26448
Step 39: 26448 + 696 = 27144
Step 40: 27144 + 696 = 27840
Step 41: 27840 + 696 = 28536
Step 42: 28536 + 696 = 29232
Step 43: 29232 + 696 = 29928
Step 44: 29928 + 696 = 30624
Step 45: 30624 + 696 = 31320
Step 46: 31320 + 696 = 32016
Step 47: 32016 + 696 = 32712
Step 48: 32712 + 696 = 33408
Step 49: 33408 + 696 = 34104
Step 50: 34104 + 696 = 34800
Step 51: 34800 + 696 = 35496
Step 52: 35496 + 696 = 36192
Step 53: 36192 + 696 = 36888
Step 54: 36888 + 696 = 37584
Step 55: 37584 + 696 = 38280
Step 56: 38280 + 696 = 38976
Step 57: 38976 + 696 = 39672
Step 58: 39672 + 696 = 40368
Step 59: 40368 + 696 = 41064
Step 60: 41064 + 696 = 41760
Step 61: 41760 + 696 = 42456
Step 62: 42456 + 696 = 43152
Step 63: 43152 + 696 = 43848
Step 64: 43848 + 696 = 44544
Step 65: 44544 + 696 = 45240
Step 66: 45240 + 696 = 45936
Step 67: 45936 + 696 = 46632
Step 68: 46632 + 696 = 47328
Step 69: 47328 + 696 = 48024
Step 70: 48024 + 696 = 48720
Step 71: 48720 + 696 = 49416
Step 72: 49416 + 696 = 50112
Step 73: 50112 + 696 = 50808
Step 74: 50808 + 696 = 51504
Step 75: 51504 + 696 = 52200
Step 76: 52200 + 696 = 52896
Step 77: 52896 + 696 = 53592
Step 78: 53592 + 696 = 54288
Step 79: 54288 + 696 = 54984
Step 80: 54984 + 696 = 55680
Step 81: 55680 + 696 = 56376
Step 82: 56376 + 696 = 57072
Step 83: 57072 + 696 = 57768
Step 84: 57768 + 696 = 58464
Step 85: 58464 + 696 = 59160
Step 86: 59160 + 696 = 59856
Step 87: 59856 + 696 = 60552
Step 88: 60552 + 696 = 61248
Step 89: 61248 + 696 = 61944
Step 90: 61944 + 696 = 62640
Step 91: 62640 + 696 = 63336
Step 92: 63336 + 696 = 64032
Step 93: 64032 + 696 = 64728
Step 94: 64728 + 696 = 65424
Step 95: 65424 + 696 = 66120
Step 96: 66120 + 696 = 66816
Step 97: 66816 + 696 = 67512
Step 98: 67512 + 696 = 68208
Step 99: 68208 + 696 = 68904
Step 100: 68904 + 696 = 69600
Step 101: 69600 + 696 = 70296
Step 102: 70296 + 696 = 70992
Step 103: 70992 + 696 = 71688
Step 104: 71688 + 696 = 72384
Step 105: 72384 + 696 = 73080
Step 106: 73080 + 696 = 73776
Step 107: 73776 + 696 = 74472
Step 108: 74472 + 696 = 75168
Step 109: 75168 + 696 = 75864
Step 110: 75864 + 696 = 76560
Step 111: 76560 + 696 = 77256
Step 112: 77256 + 696 = 77952
Step 113: 77952 + 696 = 78648
Step 114: 78648 + 696 = 79344
Step 115: 79344 + 696 = 80040
Step 116: 80040 + 696 = 80736
Step 117: 80736 + 696 = 81432
Step 118: 81432 + 696 = 82128
Step 119: 82128 + 696 = 82824
Step 120: 82824 + 696 = 83520
Step 121: 83520 + 696 = 84216
Step 122: 84216 + 696 = 84912
Step 123: 84912 + 696 = 85608
Step 124: 85608 + 696 = 86304
Step 125: 86304 + 696 = 87000
Step 126: 87000 + 696 = 87696
Step 127: 87696 + 696 = 88392
Step 128: 88392 + 696 = 89088
Step 129: 89088 + 696 = 89784
Step 130: 89784 + 696 = 90480
Step 131: 90480 + 696 = 91176
Step 132: 91176 + 696 = 91872
Step 133: 91872 + 696 = 92568
Step 134: 92568 + 696 = 93264
Step 135: 93264 + 696 = 93960
Step 136: 93960 + 696 = 94656
Step 137: 94656 + 696 = 95352
Step 138: 95352 + 696 = 96048
Step 139: 96048 + 696 = 96744
Step 140: 96744 + 696 = 97440
Step 141: 97440 + 696 = 98136
Step 142: 98136 + 696 = 98832
Step 143: 98832 + 696 = 99528
Step 144: 99528 + 696 = 100224
Step 145: 100224 + 696 = 100920
Step 146: 100920 + 696 = 101616
Step 147: 101616 + 696 = 102312
Step 148: 102312 + 696 = 103008
Step 149: 103008 + 696 = 103704
Step 150: 103704 + 696 = 104400
Step 151: 104400 + 696 = 105096
Step 152: 105096 + 696 = 105792
Step 153: 105792 + 696 = 106488
Step 154: 106488 + 696 = 107184
Step 155: 107184 + 696 = 107880
Step 156: 107880 + 696 = 108576
Step 157: 108576 + 696 = 109272
Step 158: 109272 + 696 = 109968
Step 159: 109968 + 696 = 110664
Step 160: 110664 + 696 = 111360
Step 161: 111360 + 696 = 112056
Step 162: 112056 + 696 = 112752
Step 163: 112752 + 696 = 113448
Step 164: 113448 + 696 = 114144
Step 165: 114144 + 696 = 114840
Step 166: 114840 + 696 = 115536
Step 167: 115536 + 696 = 116232
Step 168: 116232 + 696 = 116928
Step 169: 116928 + 696 = 117624
Step 170: 117624 + 696 = 118320
Step 171: 118320 + 696 = 119016
Step 172: 119016 + 696 = 119712
Step 173: 119712 + 696 = 120408
Step 174: 120408 + 696 = 121104
Step 175: 121104 + 696 = 121800
Step 176: 121800 + 696 = 122496
Step 177: 122496 + 696 = 123192
Step 178: 123192 + 696 = 123888
Step 179: 123888 + 696 = 124584
Step 180: 124584 + 696 = 125280
Step 181: 125280 + 696 = 125976
Step 182: 125976 + 696 = 126672
Step 183: 126672 + 696 = 127368
Step 184: 127368 + 696 = 128064
Step 185: 128064 + 696 = 128760
Step 186: 128760 + 696 = 129456
Step 187: 129456 + 696 = 130152
Step 188: 130152 + 696 = 130848
Step 189: 130848 + 696 = 131544
Step 190: 131544 + 696 = 132240
Step 191: 132240 + 696 = 132936
Step 192: 132936 + 696 = 133632
Step 193: 133632 + 696 = 134328
Step 194: 134328 + 696 = 135024
Step 195: 135024 + 696 = 135720
Step 196: 135720 + 696 = 136416
Step 197: 136416 + 696 = 137112
Step 198: 137112 + 696 = 137808
Step 199: 137808 + 696 = 138504
Step 200: 138504 + 696 = 139200
Step 201: 139200 + 696 = 139896
Step 202: 139896 + 696 = 140592
Step 203: 140592 + 696 = 141288
Step 204: 141288 + 696 = 141984
Step 205: 141984 + 696 = 142680
Step 206: 142680 + 696 = 143376
Step 207: 143376 + 696 = 144072
Step 208: 144072 + 696 = 144768
Step 209: 144768 + 696 = 145464
Step 210: 145464 + 696 = 146160
Step 211: 146160 + 696 = 146856
Step 212: 146856 + 696 = 147552
Step 213: 147552 + 696 = 148248
Step 214: 148248 + 696 = 148944
Step 215: 148944 + 696 = 149640
Step 216: 149640 + 696 = 150336
Step 217: 150336 + 696 = 151032
Step 218: 151032 + 696 = 151728
Step 219: 151728 + 696 = 152424
Step 220: 152424 + 696 = 153120
Step 221: 153120 + 696 = 153816
Step 222: 153816 + 696 = 154512
Step 223: 154512 + 696 = 155208
Step 224: 155208 + 696 = 155904
Step 225: 155904 + 696 = 156600
Step 226: 156600 + 696 = 157296
Step 227: 157296 + 696 = 157992
Step 228: 157992 + 696 = 158688
Step 229: 158688 + 696 = 159384
Step 230: 159384 + 696 = 160080
Step 231: 160080 + 696 = 160776
Step 232: 160776 + 696 = 161472
Step 233: 161472 + 696 = 162168
Step 234: 162168 + 696 = 162864
Step 235: 162864 + 696 = 163560
Step 236: 163560 + 696 = 164256
Step 237: 164256 + 696 = 164952
Step 238: 164952 + 696 = 165648
Step 239: 165648 + 696 = 166344
Step 240: 166344 + 696 = 167040
Step 241: 167040 + 696 = 167736
Step 242: 167736 + 696 = 168432
Step 243: 168432 + 696 = 169128
Step 244: 169128 + 696 = 169824
Step 245: 169824 + 696 = 170520
Step 246: 170520 + 696 = 171216
Step 247: 171216 + 696 = 171912
Step 248: 171912 + 696 = 172608
Step 249: 172608 + 696 = 173304
Step 250: 173304 + 696 = 174000
Step 251: 174000 + 696 = 174696
Step 252: 174696 + 696 = 175392
Step 253: 175392 + 696 = 176088
Step 254: 176088 + 696 = 176784
Step 255: 176784 + 696 = 177480
Step 256: 177480 + 696 = 178176
Step 257: 178176 + 696 = 178872
Step 258: 178872 + 696 = 179568
Step 259: 179568 + 696 = 180264
Step 260: 180264 + 696 = 180960
Step 261: 180960 + 696 = 181656
Step 262: 181656 + 696 = 182352
Step 263: 182352 + 696 = 183048
Step 264: 183048 + 696 = 183744
Step 265: 183744 + 696 = 184440
Step 266: 184440 + 696 = 185136
Step 267: 185136 + 696 = 185832
Step 268: 185832 + 696 = 186528
Step 269: 186528 + 696 = 187224
Step 270: 187224 + 696 = 187920
Step 271: 187920 + 696 = 188616
Step 272: 188616 + 696 = 189312
Step 273: 189312 + 696 = 190008
Step 274: 190008 + 696 = 190704
Step 275: 190704 + 696 = 191400
Step 276: 191400 + 696 = 192096
Step 277: 192096 + 696 = 192792
Step 278: 192792 + 696 = 193488
Step 279: 193488 + 696 = 194184
Step 280: 194184 + 696 = 194880
Step 281: 194880 + 696 = 195576
Step 282: 195576 + 696 = 196272
Step 283: 196272 + 696 = 196968
Step 284: 196968 + 696 = 197664
Step 285: 197664 + 696 = 198360
Step 286: 198360 + 696 = 199056
Step 287: 199056 + 696 = 199752
Step 288: 199752 + 696 = 200448
Step 289: 200448 + 696 = 201144
Step 290: 201144 + 696 = 201840
Step 291: 201840 + 696 = 202536
Step 292: 202536 + 696 = 203232
Step 293: 203232 + 696 = 203928
Step 294: 203928 + 696 = 204624
Step 295: 204624 + 696 = 205320
Step 296: 205320 + 696 = 206016
Step 297: 206016 + 696 = 206712
Step 298: 206712 + 696 = 207408
Step 299: 207408 + 696 = 208104
Step 300: 208104 + 696 = 208800
Step 301: 208800 + 696 = 209496
Step 302: 209496 + 696 = 210192
Step 303: 210192 + 696 = 210888
Step 304: 210888 + 696 = 211584
Step 305: 211584 + 696 = 212280
Step 306: 212280 + 696 = 212976
Step 307: 212976 + 696 = 213672
Step 308: 213672 + 696 = 214368
Step 309: 214368 + 696 = 215064
Step 310: 215064 + 696 = 215760
Step 311: 215760 + 696 = 216456
Step 312: 216456 + 696 = 217152
Step 313: 217152 + 696 = 217848
Step 314: 217848 + 696 = 218544
Step 315: 218544 + 696 = 219240
Step 316: 219240 + 696 = 219936
Step 317: 219936 + 696 = 220632
Step 318: 220632 + 696 = 221328
Step 319: 221328 + 696 = 222024
Step 320: 222024 + 696 = 222720
Step 321: 222720 + 696 = 223416
Step 322: 223416 + 696 = 224112
Step 323: 224112 + 696 = 224808
Step 324: 224808 + 696 = 225504
Step 325: 225504 + 696 = 226200
Step 326: 226200 + 696 = 226896
Step 327: 226896 + 696 = 227592
Step 328: 227592 + 696 = 228288
Step 329: 228288 + 696 = 228984
Step 330: 228984 + 696 = 229680
Step 331: 229680 + 696 = 230376
Step 332: 230376 + 696 = 231072
Step 333: 231072 + 696 = 231768
Step 334: 231768 + 696 = 232464
Step 335: 232464 + 696 = 233160
Step 336: 233160 + 696 = 233856
Step 337: 233856 + 696 = 234552
Step 338: 234552 + 696 = 235248
Step 339: 235248 + 696 = 235944
Step 340: 235944 + 696 = 236640
Step 341: 236640 + 696 = 237336
Step 342: 237336 + 696 = 238032
Step 343: 238032 + 696 = 238728
Step 344: 238728 + 696 = 239424
Step 345: 239424 + 696 = 240120
Step 346: 240120 + 696 = 240816
Step 347: 240816 + 696 = 241512
Step 348: 241512 + 696 = 242208
Step 349: 242208 + 696 = 242904
Step 350: 242904 + 696 = 243600
Step 351: 243600 + 696 = 244296
Step 352: 244296 + 696 = 244992
Step 353: 244992 + 696 = 245688
Step 354: 245688 + 696 = 246384
Step 355: 246384 + 696 = 247080
Step 356: 247080 + 696 = 247776
Step 357: 247776 + 696 = 248472
Step 358: 248472 + 696 = 249168
Step 359: 249168 + 696 = 249864
Step 360: 249864 + 696 = 250560
Step 361: 250560 + 696 = 251256
Step 362: 251256 + 696 = 251952
Step 363: 251952 + 696 = 252648
Step 364: 252648 + 696 = 253344
Step 365: 253344 + 696 = 254040
Step 366: 254040 + 696 = 254736
Step 367: 254736 + 696 = 255432
Step 368: 255432 + 696 = 256128
Step 369: 256128 + 696 = 256824
Step 370: 256824 + 696 = 257520
Step 371: 257520 + 696 = 258216
Step 372: 258216 + 696 = 258912
Step 373: 258912 + 696 = 259608
Step 374: 259608 + 696 = 260304
Step 375: 260304 + 696 = 261000
Step 376: 261000 + 696 = 261696
Step 377: 261696 + 696 = 262392
Step 378: 262392 + 696 = 263088
Step 379: 263088 + 696 = 263784
Step 380: 263784 + 696 = 264480
Step 381: 264480 + 696 = 265176
Step 382: 265176 + 696 = 265872
Step 383: 265872 + 696 = 266568
Step 384: 266568 + 696 = 267264
Step 385: 267264 + 696 = 267960
Step 386: 267960 + 696 = 268656
Step 387: 268656 + 696 = 269352
Step 388: 269352 + 696 = 270048
Step 389: 270048 + 696 = 270744
Step 390: 270744 + 696 = 271440
Step 391: 271440 + 696 = 272136
Step 392: 272136 + 696 = 272832
Step 393: 272832 + 696 = 273528
Step 394: 273528 + 696 = 274224
Step 395: 274224 + 696 = 274920
Step 396: 274920 + 696 = 275616
Step 397: 275616 + 696 = 276312
Step 398: 276312 + 696 = 277008
Step 399: 277008 + 696 = 277704
Step 400: 277704 + 696 = 278400
Step 401: 278400 + 696 = 279096
Step 402: 279096 + 696 = 279792
Step 403: 279792 + 696 = 280488
Step 404: 280488 + 696 = 281184
Step 405: 281184 + 696 = 281880
Step 406: 281880 + 696 = 282576
Step 407: 282576 + 696 = 283272
Step 408: 283272 + 696 = 283968
Step 409: 283968 + 696 = 284664
Step 410: 284664 + 696 = 285360
Step 411: 285360 + 696 = 286056
Step 412: 286056 + 696 = 286752
Step 413: 286752 + 696 = 287448
Step 414: 287448 + 696 = 288144
Step 415: 288144 + 696 = 288840
Step 416: 288840 + 696 = 289536
Step 417: 289536 + 696 = 290232
Step 418: 290232 + 696 = 290928
Step 419: 290928 + 696 = 291624
Step 420: 291624 + 696 = 292320
Step 421: 292320 + 696 = 293016
Step 422: 293016 + 696 = 293712
Step 423: 293712 + 696 = 294408
Step 424: 294408 + 696 = 295104
Step 425: 295104 + 696 = 295800
Step 426: 295800 + 696 = 296496
Step 427: 296496 + 696 = 297192
Step 428: 297192 + 696 = 297888
Step 429: 297888 + 696 = 298584
Step 430: 298584 + 696 = 299280
Step 431: 299280 + 696 = 299976
Step 432: 299976 + 696 = 300672
Step 433: 300672 + 696 = 301368
Step 434: 301368 + 696 = 302064
Step 435: 302064 + 696 = 302760
Step 436: 302760 + 696 = 303456
Step 437: 303456 + 696 = 304152
Step 438: 304152 + 696 = 304848
Step 439: 304848 + 696 = 305544
Step 440: 305544 + 696 = 306240
Step 441: 306240 + 696 = 306936
Step 442: 306936 + 696 = 307632
Step 443: 307632 + 696 = 308328
Step 444: 308328 + 696 = 309024
Step 445: 309024 + 696 = 309720
Step 446: 309720 + 696 = 310416
Step 447: 310416 + 696 = 311112
Step 448: 311112 + 696 = 311808
Step 449: 311808 + 696 = 312504
Step 450: 312504 + 696 = 313200
Step 451: 313200 + 696 = 313896
Step 452: 313896 + 696 = 314592
Step 453: 314592 + 696 = 315288
Step 454: 315288 + 696 = 315984
Step 455: 315984 + 696 = 316680
Step 456: 316680 + 696 = 317376
Step 457: 317376 + 696 = 318072
Step 458: 318072 + 696 = 318768
Step 459: 318768 + 696 = 319464
Step 460: 319464 + 696 = 320160
Step 461: 320160 + 696 = 320856
Step 462: 320856 + 696 = 321552
Step 463: 321552 + 696 = 322248
Step 464: 322248 + 696 = 322944
Step 465: 322944 + 696 = 323640
Step 466: 323640 + 696 = 324336
Step 467: 324336 + 696 = 325032
Step 468: 325032 + 696 = 325728
Step 469: 325728 + 696 = 326424
Step 470: 326424 + 696 = 327120
Step 471: 327120 + 696 = 327816
Step 472: 327816 + 696 = 328512
Step 473: 328512 + 696 = 329208
Step 474: 329208 + 696 = 329904
Step 475: 329904 + 696 = 330600
Step 476: 330600 + 696 = 331296
Step 477: 331296 + 696 = 331992
Step 478: 331992 + 696 = 332688
Step 479: 332688 + 696 = 333384
Step 480: 333384 + 696 = 334080
Step 481: 334080 + 696 = 334776
Step 482: 334776 + 696 = 335472
Step 483: 335472 + 696 = 336168
Step 484: 336168 + 696 = 336864
Step 485: 336864 + 696 = 337560
Step 486: 337560 + 696 = 338256
Step 487: 338256 + 696 = 338952
Step 488: 338952 + 696 = 339648
Step 489: 339648 + 696 = 340344
Step 490: 340344 + 696 = 341040
Step 491: 341040 + 696 = 341736

So, 696*491 = 341736