Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 281. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 401. So, we're going to take the number 281 and add it to itself 401 times.
Step 1: 0 + 281 = 281
Step 2: 281 + 281 = 562
Step 3: 562 + 281 = 843
Step 4: 843 + 281 = 1124
Step 5: 1124 + 281 = 1405
Step 6: 1405 + 281 = 1686
Step 7: 1686 + 281 = 1967
Step 8: 1967 + 281 = 2248
Step 9: 2248 + 281 = 2529
Step 10: 2529 + 281 = 2810
Step 11: 2810 + 281 = 3091
Step 12: 3091 + 281 = 3372
Step 13: 3372 + 281 = 3653
Step 14: 3653 + 281 = 3934
Step 15: 3934 + 281 = 4215
Step 16: 4215 + 281 = 4496
Step 17: 4496 + 281 = 4777
Step 18: 4777 + 281 = 5058
Step 19: 5058 + 281 = 5339
Step 20: 5339 + 281 = 5620
Step 21: 5620 + 281 = 5901
Step 22: 5901 + 281 = 6182
Step 23: 6182 + 281 = 6463
Step 24: 6463 + 281 = 6744
Step 25: 6744 + 281 = 7025
Step 26: 7025 + 281 = 7306
Step 27: 7306 + 281 = 7587
Step 28: 7587 + 281 = 7868
Step 29: 7868 + 281 = 8149
Step 30: 8149 + 281 = 8430
Step 31: 8430 + 281 = 8711
Step 32: 8711 + 281 = 8992
Step 33: 8992 + 281 = 9273
Step 34: 9273 + 281 = 9554
Step 35: 9554 + 281 = 9835
Step 36: 9835 + 281 = 10116
Step 37: 10116 + 281 = 10397
Step 38: 10397 + 281 = 10678
Step 39: 10678 + 281 = 10959
Step 40: 10959 + 281 = 11240
Step 41: 11240 + 281 = 11521
Step 42: 11521 + 281 = 11802
Step 43: 11802 + 281 = 12083
Step 44: 12083 + 281 = 12364
Step 45: 12364 + 281 = 12645
Step 46: 12645 + 281 = 12926
Step 47: 12926 + 281 = 13207
Step 48: 13207 + 281 = 13488
Step 49: 13488 + 281 = 13769
Step 50: 13769 + 281 = 14050
Step 51: 14050 + 281 = 14331
Step 52: 14331 + 281 = 14612
Step 53: 14612 + 281 = 14893
Step 54: 14893 + 281 = 15174
Step 55: 15174 + 281 = 15455
Step 56: 15455 + 281 = 15736
Step 57: 15736 + 281 = 16017
Step 58: 16017 + 281 = 16298
Step 59: 16298 + 281 = 16579
Step 60: 16579 + 281 = 16860
Step 61: 16860 + 281 = 17141
Step 62: 17141 + 281 = 17422
Step 63: 17422 + 281 = 17703
Step 64: 17703 + 281 = 17984
Step 65: 17984 + 281 = 18265
Step 66: 18265 + 281 = 18546
Step 67: 18546 + 281 = 18827
Step 68: 18827 + 281 = 19108
Step 69: 19108 + 281 = 19389
Step 70: 19389 + 281 = 19670
Step 71: 19670 + 281 = 19951
Step 72: 19951 + 281 = 20232
Step 73: 20232 + 281 = 20513
Step 74: 20513 + 281 = 20794
Step 75: 20794 + 281 = 21075
Step 76: 21075 + 281 = 21356
Step 77: 21356 + 281 = 21637
Step 78: 21637 + 281 = 21918
Step 79: 21918 + 281 = 22199
Step 80: 22199 + 281 = 22480
Step 81: 22480 + 281 = 22761
Step 82: 22761 + 281 = 23042
Step 83: 23042 + 281 = 23323
Step 84: 23323 + 281 = 23604
Step 85: 23604 + 281 = 23885
Step 86: 23885 + 281 = 24166
Step 87: 24166 + 281 = 24447
Step 88: 24447 + 281 = 24728
Step 89: 24728 + 281 = 25009
Step 90: 25009 + 281 = 25290
Step 91: 25290 + 281 = 25571
Step 92: 25571 + 281 = 25852
Step 93: 25852 + 281 = 26133
Step 94: 26133 + 281 = 26414
Step 95: 26414 + 281 = 26695
Step 96: 26695 + 281 = 26976
Step 97: 26976 + 281 = 27257
Step 98: 27257 + 281 = 27538
Step 99: 27538 + 281 = 27819
Step 100: 27819 + 281 = 28100
Step 101: 28100 + 281 = 28381
Step 102: 28381 + 281 = 28662
Step 103: 28662 + 281 = 28943
Step 104: 28943 + 281 = 29224
Step 105: 29224 + 281 = 29505
Step 106: 29505 + 281 = 29786
Step 107: 29786 + 281 = 30067
Step 108: 30067 + 281 = 30348
Step 109: 30348 + 281 = 30629
Step 110: 30629 + 281 = 30910
Step 111: 30910 + 281 = 31191
Step 112: 31191 + 281 = 31472
Step 113: 31472 + 281 = 31753
Step 114: 31753 + 281 = 32034
Step 115: 32034 + 281 = 32315
Step 116: 32315 + 281 = 32596
Step 117: 32596 + 281 = 32877
Step 118: 32877 + 281 = 33158
Step 119: 33158 + 281 = 33439
Step 120: 33439 + 281 = 33720
Step 121: 33720 + 281 = 34001
Step 122: 34001 + 281 = 34282
Step 123: 34282 + 281 = 34563
Step 124: 34563 + 281 = 34844
Step 125: 34844 + 281 = 35125
Step 126: 35125 + 281 = 35406
Step 127: 35406 + 281 = 35687
Step 128: 35687 + 281 = 35968
Step 129: 35968 + 281 = 36249
Step 130: 36249 + 281 = 36530
Step 131: 36530 + 281 = 36811
Step 132: 36811 + 281 = 37092
Step 133: 37092 + 281 = 37373
Step 134: 37373 + 281 = 37654
Step 135: 37654 + 281 = 37935
Step 136: 37935 + 281 = 38216
Step 137: 38216 + 281 = 38497
Step 138: 38497 + 281 = 38778
Step 139: 38778 + 281 = 39059
Step 140: 39059 + 281 = 39340
Step 141: 39340 + 281 = 39621
Step 142: 39621 + 281 = 39902
Step 143: 39902 + 281 = 40183
Step 144: 40183 + 281 = 40464
Step 145: 40464 + 281 = 40745
Step 146: 40745 + 281 = 41026
Step 147: 41026 + 281 = 41307
Step 148: 41307 + 281 = 41588
Step 149: 41588 + 281 = 41869
Step 150: 41869 + 281 = 42150
Step 151: 42150 + 281 = 42431
Step 152: 42431 + 281 = 42712
Step 153: 42712 + 281 = 42993
Step 154: 42993 + 281 = 43274
Step 155: 43274 + 281 = 43555
Step 156: 43555 + 281 = 43836
Step 157: 43836 + 281 = 44117
Step 158: 44117 + 281 = 44398
Step 159: 44398 + 281 = 44679
Step 160: 44679 + 281 = 44960
Step 161: 44960 + 281 = 45241
Step 162: 45241 + 281 = 45522
Step 163: 45522 + 281 = 45803
Step 164: 45803 + 281 = 46084
Step 165: 46084 + 281 = 46365
Step 166: 46365 + 281 = 46646
Step 167: 46646 + 281 = 46927
Step 168: 46927 + 281 = 47208
Step 169: 47208 + 281 = 47489
Step 170: 47489 + 281 = 47770
Step 171: 47770 + 281 = 48051
Step 172: 48051 + 281 = 48332
Step 173: 48332 + 281 = 48613
Step 174: 48613 + 281 = 48894
Step 175: 48894 + 281 = 49175
Step 176: 49175 + 281 = 49456
Step 177: 49456 + 281 = 49737
Step 178: 49737 + 281 = 50018
Step 179: 50018 + 281 = 50299
Step 180: 50299 + 281 = 50580
Step 181: 50580 + 281 = 50861
Step 182: 50861 + 281 = 51142
Step 183: 51142 + 281 = 51423
Step 184: 51423 + 281 = 51704
Step 185: 51704 + 281 = 51985
Step 186: 51985 + 281 = 52266
Step 187: 52266 + 281 = 52547
Step 188: 52547 + 281 = 52828
Step 189: 52828 + 281 = 53109
Step 190: 53109 + 281 = 53390
Step 191: 53390 + 281 = 53671
Step 192: 53671 + 281 = 53952
Step 193: 53952 + 281 = 54233
Step 194: 54233 + 281 = 54514
Step 195: 54514 + 281 = 54795
Step 196: 54795 + 281 = 55076
Step 197: 55076 + 281 = 55357
Step 198: 55357 + 281 = 55638
Step 199: 55638 + 281 = 55919
Step 200: 55919 + 281 = 56200
Step 201: 56200 + 281 = 56481
Step 202: 56481 + 281 = 56762
Step 203: 56762 + 281 = 57043
Step 204: 57043 + 281 = 57324
Step 205: 57324 + 281 = 57605
Step 206: 57605 + 281 = 57886
Step 207: 57886 + 281 = 58167
Step 208: 58167 + 281 = 58448
Step 209: 58448 + 281 = 58729
Step 210: 58729 + 281 = 59010
Step 211: 59010 + 281 = 59291
Step 212: 59291 + 281 = 59572
Step 213: 59572 + 281 = 59853
Step 214: 59853 + 281 = 60134
Step 215: 60134 + 281 = 60415
Step 216: 60415 + 281 = 60696
Step 217: 60696 + 281 = 60977
Step 218: 60977 + 281 = 61258
Step 219: 61258 + 281 = 61539
Step 220: 61539 + 281 = 61820
Step 221: 61820 + 281 = 62101
Step 222: 62101 + 281 = 62382
Step 223: 62382 + 281 = 62663
Step 224: 62663 + 281 = 62944
Step 225: 62944 + 281 = 63225
Step 226: 63225 + 281 = 63506
Step 227: 63506 + 281 = 63787
Step 228: 63787 + 281 = 64068
Step 229: 64068 + 281 = 64349
Step 230: 64349 + 281 = 64630
Step 231: 64630 + 281 = 64911
Step 232: 64911 + 281 = 65192
Step 233: 65192 + 281 = 65473
Step 234: 65473 + 281 = 65754
Step 235: 65754 + 281 = 66035
Step 236: 66035 + 281 = 66316
Step 237: 66316 + 281 = 66597
Step 238: 66597 + 281 = 66878
Step 239: 66878 + 281 = 67159
Step 240: 67159 + 281 = 67440
Step 241: 67440 + 281 = 67721
Step 242: 67721 + 281 = 68002
Step 243: 68002 + 281 = 68283
Step 244: 68283 + 281 = 68564
Step 245: 68564 + 281 = 68845
Step 246: 68845 + 281 = 69126
Step 247: 69126 + 281 = 69407
Step 248: 69407 + 281 = 69688
Step 249: 69688 + 281 = 69969
Step 250: 69969 + 281 = 70250
Step 251: 70250 + 281 = 70531
Step 252: 70531 + 281 = 70812
Step 253: 70812 + 281 = 71093
Step 254: 71093 + 281 = 71374
Step 255: 71374 + 281 = 71655
Step 256: 71655 + 281 = 71936
Step 257: 71936 + 281 = 72217
Step 258: 72217 + 281 = 72498
Step 259: 72498 + 281 = 72779
Step 260: 72779 + 281 = 73060
Step 261: 73060 + 281 = 73341
Step 262: 73341 + 281 = 73622
Step 263: 73622 + 281 = 73903
Step 264: 73903 + 281 = 74184
Step 265: 74184 + 281 = 74465
Step 266: 74465 + 281 = 74746
Step 267: 74746 + 281 = 75027
Step 268: 75027 + 281 = 75308
Step 269: 75308 + 281 = 75589
Step 270: 75589 + 281 = 75870
Step 271: 75870 + 281 = 76151
Step 272: 76151 + 281 = 76432
Step 273: 76432 + 281 = 76713
Step 274: 76713 + 281 = 76994
Step 275: 76994 + 281 = 77275
Step 276: 77275 + 281 = 77556
Step 277: 77556 + 281 = 77837
Step 278: 77837 + 281 = 78118
Step 279: 78118 + 281 = 78399
Step 280: 78399 + 281 = 78680
Step 281: 78680 + 281 = 78961
Step 282: 78961 + 281 = 79242
Step 283: 79242 + 281 = 79523
Step 284: 79523 + 281 = 79804
Step 285: 79804 + 281 = 80085
Step 286: 80085 + 281 = 80366
Step 287: 80366 + 281 = 80647
Step 288: 80647 + 281 = 80928
Step 289: 80928 + 281 = 81209
Step 290: 81209 + 281 = 81490
Step 291: 81490 + 281 = 81771
Step 292: 81771 + 281 = 82052
Step 293: 82052 + 281 = 82333
Step 294: 82333 + 281 = 82614
Step 295: 82614 + 281 = 82895
Step 296: 82895 + 281 = 83176
Step 297: 83176 + 281 = 83457
Step 298: 83457 + 281 = 83738
Step 299: 83738 + 281 = 84019
Step 300: 84019 + 281 = 84300
Step 301: 84300 + 281 = 84581
Step 302: 84581 + 281 = 84862
Step 303: 84862 + 281 = 85143
Step 304: 85143 + 281 = 85424
Step 305: 85424 + 281 = 85705
Step 306: 85705 + 281 = 85986
Step 307: 85986 + 281 = 86267
Step 308: 86267 + 281 = 86548
Step 309: 86548 + 281 = 86829
Step 310: 86829 + 281 = 87110
Step 311: 87110 + 281 = 87391
Step 312: 87391 + 281 = 87672
Step 313: 87672 + 281 = 87953
Step 314: 87953 + 281 = 88234
Step 315: 88234 + 281 = 88515
Step 316: 88515 + 281 = 88796
Step 317: 88796 + 281 = 89077
Step 318: 89077 + 281 = 89358
Step 319: 89358 + 281 = 89639
Step 320: 89639 + 281 = 89920
Step 321: 89920 + 281 = 90201
Step 322: 90201 + 281 = 90482
Step 323: 90482 + 281 = 90763
Step 324: 90763 + 281 = 91044
Step 325: 91044 + 281 = 91325
Step 326: 91325 + 281 = 91606
Step 327: 91606 + 281 = 91887
Step 328: 91887 + 281 = 92168
Step 329: 92168 + 281 = 92449
Step 330: 92449 + 281 = 92730
Step 331: 92730 + 281 = 93011
Step 332: 93011 + 281 = 93292
Step 333: 93292 + 281 = 93573
Step 334: 93573 + 281 = 93854
Step 335: 93854 + 281 = 94135
Step 336: 94135 + 281 = 94416
Step 337: 94416 + 281 = 94697
Step 338: 94697 + 281 = 94978
Step 339: 94978 + 281 = 95259
Step 340: 95259 + 281 = 95540
Step 341: 95540 + 281 = 95821
Step 342: 95821 + 281 = 96102
Step 343: 96102 + 281 = 96383
Step 344: 96383 + 281 = 96664
Step 345: 96664 + 281 = 96945
Step 346: 96945 + 281 = 97226
Step 347: 97226 + 281 = 97507
Step 348: 97507 + 281 = 97788
Step 349: 97788 + 281 = 98069
Step 350: 98069 + 281 = 98350
Step 351: 98350 + 281 = 98631
Step 352: 98631 + 281 = 98912
Step 353: 98912 + 281 = 99193
Step 354: 99193 + 281 = 99474
Step 355: 99474 + 281 = 99755
Step 356: 99755 + 281 = 100036
Step 357: 100036 + 281 = 100317
Step 358: 100317 + 281 = 100598
Step 359: 100598 + 281 = 100879
Step 360: 100879 + 281 = 101160
Step 361: 101160 + 281 = 101441
Step 362: 101441 + 281 = 101722
Step 363: 101722 + 281 = 102003
Step 364: 102003 + 281 = 102284
Step 365: 102284 + 281 = 102565
Step 366: 102565 + 281 = 102846
Step 367: 102846 + 281 = 103127
Step 368: 103127 + 281 = 103408
Step 369: 103408 + 281 = 103689
Step 370: 103689 + 281 = 103970
Step 371: 103970 + 281 = 104251
Step 372: 104251 + 281 = 104532
Step 373: 104532 + 281 = 104813
Step 374: 104813 + 281 = 105094
Step 375: 105094 + 281 = 105375
Step 376: 105375 + 281 = 105656
Step 377: 105656 + 281 = 105937
Step 378: 105937 + 281 = 106218
Step 379: 106218 + 281 = 106499
Step 380: 106499 + 281 = 106780
Step 381: 106780 + 281 = 107061
Step 382: 107061 + 281 = 107342
Step 383: 107342 + 281 = 107623
Step 384: 107623 + 281 = 107904
Step 385: 107904 + 281 = 108185
Step 386: 108185 + 281 = 108466
Step 387: 108466 + 281 = 108747
Step 388: 108747 + 281 = 109028
Step 389: 109028 + 281 = 109309
Step 390: 109309 + 281 = 109590
Step 391: 109590 + 281 = 109871
Step 392: 109871 + 281 = 110152
Step 393: 110152 + 281 = 110433
Step 394: 110433 + 281 = 110714
Step 395: 110714 + 281 = 110995
Step 396: 110995 + 281 = 111276
Step 397: 111276 + 281 = 111557
Step 398: 111557 + 281 = 111838
Step 399: 111838 + 281 = 112119
Step 400: 112119 + 281 = 112400
Step 401: 112400 + 281 = 112681

So, 281*401 = 112681