Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 462. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 478. So, we're going to take the number 462 and add it to itself 478 times.
Step 1: 0 + 462 = 462
Step 2: 462 + 462 = 924
Step 3: 924 + 462 = 1386
Step 4: 1386 + 462 = 1848
Step 5: 1848 + 462 = 2310
Step 6: 2310 + 462 = 2772
Step 7: 2772 + 462 = 3234
Step 8: 3234 + 462 = 3696
Step 9: 3696 + 462 = 4158
Step 10: 4158 + 462 = 4620
Step 11: 4620 + 462 = 5082
Step 12: 5082 + 462 = 5544
Step 13: 5544 + 462 = 6006
Step 14: 6006 + 462 = 6468
Step 15: 6468 + 462 = 6930
Step 16: 6930 + 462 = 7392
Step 17: 7392 + 462 = 7854
Step 18: 7854 + 462 = 8316
Step 19: 8316 + 462 = 8778
Step 20: 8778 + 462 = 9240
Step 21: 9240 + 462 = 9702
Step 22: 9702 + 462 = 10164
Step 23: 10164 + 462 = 10626
Step 24: 10626 + 462 = 11088
Step 25: 11088 + 462 = 11550
Step 26: 11550 + 462 = 12012
Step 27: 12012 + 462 = 12474
Step 28: 12474 + 462 = 12936
Step 29: 12936 + 462 = 13398
Step 30: 13398 + 462 = 13860
Step 31: 13860 + 462 = 14322
Step 32: 14322 + 462 = 14784
Step 33: 14784 + 462 = 15246
Step 34: 15246 + 462 = 15708
Step 35: 15708 + 462 = 16170
Step 36: 16170 + 462 = 16632
Step 37: 16632 + 462 = 17094
Step 38: 17094 + 462 = 17556
Step 39: 17556 + 462 = 18018
Step 40: 18018 + 462 = 18480
Step 41: 18480 + 462 = 18942
Step 42: 18942 + 462 = 19404
Step 43: 19404 + 462 = 19866
Step 44: 19866 + 462 = 20328
Step 45: 20328 + 462 = 20790
Step 46: 20790 + 462 = 21252
Step 47: 21252 + 462 = 21714
Step 48: 21714 + 462 = 22176
Step 49: 22176 + 462 = 22638
Step 50: 22638 + 462 = 23100
Step 51: 23100 + 462 = 23562
Step 52: 23562 + 462 = 24024
Step 53: 24024 + 462 = 24486
Step 54: 24486 + 462 = 24948
Step 55: 24948 + 462 = 25410
Step 56: 25410 + 462 = 25872
Step 57: 25872 + 462 = 26334
Step 58: 26334 + 462 = 26796
Step 59: 26796 + 462 = 27258
Step 60: 27258 + 462 = 27720
Step 61: 27720 + 462 = 28182
Step 62: 28182 + 462 = 28644
Step 63: 28644 + 462 = 29106
Step 64: 29106 + 462 = 29568
Step 65: 29568 + 462 = 30030
Step 66: 30030 + 462 = 30492
Step 67: 30492 + 462 = 30954
Step 68: 30954 + 462 = 31416
Step 69: 31416 + 462 = 31878
Step 70: 31878 + 462 = 32340
Step 71: 32340 + 462 = 32802
Step 72: 32802 + 462 = 33264
Step 73: 33264 + 462 = 33726
Step 74: 33726 + 462 = 34188
Step 75: 34188 + 462 = 34650
Step 76: 34650 + 462 = 35112
Step 77: 35112 + 462 = 35574
Step 78: 35574 + 462 = 36036
Step 79: 36036 + 462 = 36498
Step 80: 36498 + 462 = 36960
Step 81: 36960 + 462 = 37422
Step 82: 37422 + 462 = 37884
Step 83: 37884 + 462 = 38346
Step 84: 38346 + 462 = 38808
Step 85: 38808 + 462 = 39270
Step 86: 39270 + 462 = 39732
Step 87: 39732 + 462 = 40194
Step 88: 40194 + 462 = 40656
Step 89: 40656 + 462 = 41118
Step 90: 41118 + 462 = 41580
Step 91: 41580 + 462 = 42042
Step 92: 42042 + 462 = 42504
Step 93: 42504 + 462 = 42966
Step 94: 42966 + 462 = 43428
Step 95: 43428 + 462 = 43890
Step 96: 43890 + 462 = 44352
Step 97: 44352 + 462 = 44814
Step 98: 44814 + 462 = 45276
Step 99: 45276 + 462 = 45738
Step 100: 45738 + 462 = 46200
Step 101: 46200 + 462 = 46662
Step 102: 46662 + 462 = 47124
Step 103: 47124 + 462 = 47586
Step 104: 47586 + 462 = 48048
Step 105: 48048 + 462 = 48510
Step 106: 48510 + 462 = 48972
Step 107: 48972 + 462 = 49434
Step 108: 49434 + 462 = 49896
Step 109: 49896 + 462 = 50358
Step 110: 50358 + 462 = 50820
Step 111: 50820 + 462 = 51282
Step 112: 51282 + 462 = 51744
Step 113: 51744 + 462 = 52206
Step 114: 52206 + 462 = 52668
Step 115: 52668 + 462 = 53130
Step 116: 53130 + 462 = 53592
Step 117: 53592 + 462 = 54054
Step 118: 54054 + 462 = 54516
Step 119: 54516 + 462 = 54978
Step 120: 54978 + 462 = 55440
Step 121: 55440 + 462 = 55902
Step 122: 55902 + 462 = 56364
Step 123: 56364 + 462 = 56826
Step 124: 56826 + 462 = 57288
Step 125: 57288 + 462 = 57750
Step 126: 57750 + 462 = 58212
Step 127: 58212 + 462 = 58674
Step 128: 58674 + 462 = 59136
Step 129: 59136 + 462 = 59598
Step 130: 59598 + 462 = 60060
Step 131: 60060 + 462 = 60522
Step 132: 60522 + 462 = 60984
Step 133: 60984 + 462 = 61446
Step 134: 61446 + 462 = 61908
Step 135: 61908 + 462 = 62370
Step 136: 62370 + 462 = 62832
Step 137: 62832 + 462 = 63294
Step 138: 63294 + 462 = 63756
Step 139: 63756 + 462 = 64218
Step 140: 64218 + 462 = 64680
Step 141: 64680 + 462 = 65142
Step 142: 65142 + 462 = 65604
Step 143: 65604 + 462 = 66066
Step 144: 66066 + 462 = 66528
Step 145: 66528 + 462 = 66990
Step 146: 66990 + 462 = 67452
Step 147: 67452 + 462 = 67914
Step 148: 67914 + 462 = 68376
Step 149: 68376 + 462 = 68838
Step 150: 68838 + 462 = 69300
Step 151: 69300 + 462 = 69762
Step 152: 69762 + 462 = 70224
Step 153: 70224 + 462 = 70686
Step 154: 70686 + 462 = 71148
Step 155: 71148 + 462 = 71610
Step 156: 71610 + 462 = 72072
Step 157: 72072 + 462 = 72534
Step 158: 72534 + 462 = 72996
Step 159: 72996 + 462 = 73458
Step 160: 73458 + 462 = 73920
Step 161: 73920 + 462 = 74382
Step 162: 74382 + 462 = 74844
Step 163: 74844 + 462 = 75306
Step 164: 75306 + 462 = 75768
Step 165: 75768 + 462 = 76230
Step 166: 76230 + 462 = 76692
Step 167: 76692 + 462 = 77154
Step 168: 77154 + 462 = 77616
Step 169: 77616 + 462 = 78078
Step 170: 78078 + 462 = 78540
Step 171: 78540 + 462 = 79002
Step 172: 79002 + 462 = 79464
Step 173: 79464 + 462 = 79926
Step 174: 79926 + 462 = 80388
Step 175: 80388 + 462 = 80850
Step 176: 80850 + 462 = 81312
Step 177: 81312 + 462 = 81774
Step 178: 81774 + 462 = 82236
Step 179: 82236 + 462 = 82698
Step 180: 82698 + 462 = 83160
Step 181: 83160 + 462 = 83622
Step 182: 83622 + 462 = 84084
Step 183: 84084 + 462 = 84546
Step 184: 84546 + 462 = 85008
Step 185: 85008 + 462 = 85470
Step 186: 85470 + 462 = 85932
Step 187: 85932 + 462 = 86394
Step 188: 86394 + 462 = 86856
Step 189: 86856 + 462 = 87318
Step 190: 87318 + 462 = 87780
Step 191: 87780 + 462 = 88242
Step 192: 88242 + 462 = 88704
Step 193: 88704 + 462 = 89166
Step 194: 89166 + 462 = 89628
Step 195: 89628 + 462 = 90090
Step 196: 90090 + 462 = 90552
Step 197: 90552 + 462 = 91014
Step 198: 91014 + 462 = 91476
Step 199: 91476 + 462 = 91938
Step 200: 91938 + 462 = 92400
Step 201: 92400 + 462 = 92862
Step 202: 92862 + 462 = 93324
Step 203: 93324 + 462 = 93786
Step 204: 93786 + 462 = 94248
Step 205: 94248 + 462 = 94710
Step 206: 94710 + 462 = 95172
Step 207: 95172 + 462 = 95634
Step 208: 95634 + 462 = 96096
Step 209: 96096 + 462 = 96558
Step 210: 96558 + 462 = 97020
Step 211: 97020 + 462 = 97482
Step 212: 97482 + 462 = 97944
Step 213: 97944 + 462 = 98406
Step 214: 98406 + 462 = 98868
Step 215: 98868 + 462 = 99330
Step 216: 99330 + 462 = 99792
Step 217: 99792 + 462 = 100254
Step 218: 100254 + 462 = 100716
Step 219: 100716 + 462 = 101178
Step 220: 101178 + 462 = 101640
Step 221: 101640 + 462 = 102102
Step 222: 102102 + 462 = 102564
Step 223: 102564 + 462 = 103026
Step 224: 103026 + 462 = 103488
Step 225: 103488 + 462 = 103950
Step 226: 103950 + 462 = 104412
Step 227: 104412 + 462 = 104874
Step 228: 104874 + 462 = 105336
Step 229: 105336 + 462 = 105798
Step 230: 105798 + 462 = 106260
Step 231: 106260 + 462 = 106722
Step 232: 106722 + 462 = 107184
Step 233: 107184 + 462 = 107646
Step 234: 107646 + 462 = 108108
Step 235: 108108 + 462 = 108570
Step 236: 108570 + 462 = 109032
Step 237: 109032 + 462 = 109494
Step 238: 109494 + 462 = 109956
Step 239: 109956 + 462 = 110418
Step 240: 110418 + 462 = 110880
Step 241: 110880 + 462 = 111342
Step 242: 111342 + 462 = 111804
Step 243: 111804 + 462 = 112266
Step 244: 112266 + 462 = 112728
Step 245: 112728 + 462 = 113190
Step 246: 113190 + 462 = 113652
Step 247: 113652 + 462 = 114114
Step 248: 114114 + 462 = 114576
Step 249: 114576 + 462 = 115038
Step 250: 115038 + 462 = 115500
Step 251: 115500 + 462 = 115962
Step 252: 115962 + 462 = 116424
Step 253: 116424 + 462 = 116886
Step 254: 116886 + 462 = 117348
Step 255: 117348 + 462 = 117810
Step 256: 117810 + 462 = 118272
Step 257: 118272 + 462 = 118734
Step 258: 118734 + 462 = 119196
Step 259: 119196 + 462 = 119658
Step 260: 119658 + 462 = 120120
Step 261: 120120 + 462 = 120582
Step 262: 120582 + 462 = 121044
Step 263: 121044 + 462 = 121506
Step 264: 121506 + 462 = 121968
Step 265: 121968 + 462 = 122430
Step 266: 122430 + 462 = 122892
Step 267: 122892 + 462 = 123354
Step 268: 123354 + 462 = 123816
Step 269: 123816 + 462 = 124278
Step 270: 124278 + 462 = 124740
Step 271: 124740 + 462 = 125202
Step 272: 125202 + 462 = 125664
Step 273: 125664 + 462 = 126126
Step 274: 126126 + 462 = 126588
Step 275: 126588 + 462 = 127050
Step 276: 127050 + 462 = 127512
Step 277: 127512 + 462 = 127974
Step 278: 127974 + 462 = 128436
Step 279: 128436 + 462 = 128898
Step 280: 128898 + 462 = 129360
Step 281: 129360 + 462 = 129822
Step 282: 129822 + 462 = 130284
Step 283: 130284 + 462 = 130746
Step 284: 130746 + 462 = 131208
Step 285: 131208 + 462 = 131670
Step 286: 131670 + 462 = 132132
Step 287: 132132 + 462 = 132594
Step 288: 132594 + 462 = 133056
Step 289: 133056 + 462 = 133518
Step 290: 133518 + 462 = 133980
Step 291: 133980 + 462 = 134442
Step 292: 134442 + 462 = 134904
Step 293: 134904 + 462 = 135366
Step 294: 135366 + 462 = 135828
Step 295: 135828 + 462 = 136290
Step 296: 136290 + 462 = 136752
Step 297: 136752 + 462 = 137214
Step 298: 137214 + 462 = 137676
Step 299: 137676 + 462 = 138138
Step 300: 138138 + 462 = 138600
Step 301: 138600 + 462 = 139062
Step 302: 139062 + 462 = 139524
Step 303: 139524 + 462 = 139986
Step 304: 139986 + 462 = 140448
Step 305: 140448 + 462 = 140910
Step 306: 140910 + 462 = 141372
Step 307: 141372 + 462 = 141834
Step 308: 141834 + 462 = 142296
Step 309: 142296 + 462 = 142758
Step 310: 142758 + 462 = 143220
Step 311: 143220 + 462 = 143682
Step 312: 143682 + 462 = 144144
Step 313: 144144 + 462 = 144606
Step 314: 144606 + 462 = 145068
Step 315: 145068 + 462 = 145530
Step 316: 145530 + 462 = 145992
Step 317: 145992 + 462 = 146454
Step 318: 146454 + 462 = 146916
Step 319: 146916 + 462 = 147378
Step 320: 147378 + 462 = 147840
Step 321: 147840 + 462 = 148302
Step 322: 148302 + 462 = 148764
Step 323: 148764 + 462 = 149226
Step 324: 149226 + 462 = 149688
Step 325: 149688 + 462 = 150150
Step 326: 150150 + 462 = 150612
Step 327: 150612 + 462 = 151074
Step 328: 151074 + 462 = 151536
Step 329: 151536 + 462 = 151998
Step 330: 151998 + 462 = 152460
Step 331: 152460 + 462 = 152922
Step 332: 152922 + 462 = 153384
Step 333: 153384 + 462 = 153846
Step 334: 153846 + 462 = 154308
Step 335: 154308 + 462 = 154770
Step 336: 154770 + 462 = 155232
Step 337: 155232 + 462 = 155694
Step 338: 155694 + 462 = 156156
Step 339: 156156 + 462 = 156618
Step 340: 156618 + 462 = 157080
Step 341: 157080 + 462 = 157542
Step 342: 157542 + 462 = 158004
Step 343: 158004 + 462 = 158466
Step 344: 158466 + 462 = 158928
Step 345: 158928 + 462 = 159390
Step 346: 159390 + 462 = 159852
Step 347: 159852 + 462 = 160314
Step 348: 160314 + 462 = 160776
Step 349: 160776 + 462 = 161238
Step 350: 161238 + 462 = 161700
Step 351: 161700 + 462 = 162162
Step 352: 162162 + 462 = 162624
Step 353: 162624 + 462 = 163086
Step 354: 163086 + 462 = 163548
Step 355: 163548 + 462 = 164010
Step 356: 164010 + 462 = 164472
Step 357: 164472 + 462 = 164934
Step 358: 164934 + 462 = 165396
Step 359: 165396 + 462 = 165858
Step 360: 165858 + 462 = 166320
Step 361: 166320 + 462 = 166782
Step 362: 166782 + 462 = 167244
Step 363: 167244 + 462 = 167706
Step 364: 167706 + 462 = 168168
Step 365: 168168 + 462 = 168630
Step 366: 168630 + 462 = 169092
Step 367: 169092 + 462 = 169554
Step 368: 169554 + 462 = 170016
Step 369: 170016 + 462 = 170478
Step 370: 170478 + 462 = 170940
Step 371: 170940 + 462 = 171402
Step 372: 171402 + 462 = 171864
Step 373: 171864 + 462 = 172326
Step 374: 172326 + 462 = 172788
Step 375: 172788 + 462 = 173250
Step 376: 173250 + 462 = 173712
Step 377: 173712 + 462 = 174174
Step 378: 174174 + 462 = 174636
Step 379: 174636 + 462 = 175098
Step 380: 175098 + 462 = 175560
Step 381: 175560 + 462 = 176022
Step 382: 176022 + 462 = 176484
Step 383: 176484 + 462 = 176946
Step 384: 176946 + 462 = 177408
Step 385: 177408 + 462 = 177870
Step 386: 177870 + 462 = 178332
Step 387: 178332 + 462 = 178794
Step 388: 178794 + 462 = 179256
Step 389: 179256 + 462 = 179718
Step 390: 179718 + 462 = 180180
Step 391: 180180 + 462 = 180642
Step 392: 180642 + 462 = 181104
Step 393: 181104 + 462 = 181566
Step 394: 181566 + 462 = 182028
Step 395: 182028 + 462 = 182490
Step 396: 182490 + 462 = 182952
Step 397: 182952 + 462 = 183414
Step 398: 183414 + 462 = 183876
Step 399: 183876 + 462 = 184338
Step 400: 184338 + 462 = 184800
Step 401: 184800 + 462 = 185262
Step 402: 185262 + 462 = 185724
Step 403: 185724 + 462 = 186186
Step 404: 186186 + 462 = 186648
Step 405: 186648 + 462 = 187110
Step 406: 187110 + 462 = 187572
Step 407: 187572 + 462 = 188034
Step 408: 188034 + 462 = 188496
Step 409: 188496 + 462 = 188958
Step 410: 188958 + 462 = 189420
Step 411: 189420 + 462 = 189882
Step 412: 189882 + 462 = 190344
Step 413: 190344 + 462 = 190806
Step 414: 190806 + 462 = 191268
Step 415: 191268 + 462 = 191730
Step 416: 191730 + 462 = 192192
Step 417: 192192 + 462 = 192654
Step 418: 192654 + 462 = 193116
Step 419: 193116 + 462 = 193578
Step 420: 193578 + 462 = 194040
Step 421: 194040 + 462 = 194502
Step 422: 194502 + 462 = 194964
Step 423: 194964 + 462 = 195426
Step 424: 195426 + 462 = 195888
Step 425: 195888 + 462 = 196350
Step 426: 196350 + 462 = 196812
Step 427: 196812 + 462 = 197274
Step 428: 197274 + 462 = 197736
Step 429: 197736 + 462 = 198198
Step 430: 198198 + 462 = 198660
Step 431: 198660 + 462 = 199122
Step 432: 199122 + 462 = 199584
Step 433: 199584 + 462 = 200046
Step 434: 200046 + 462 = 200508
Step 435: 200508 + 462 = 200970
Step 436: 200970 + 462 = 201432
Step 437: 201432 + 462 = 201894
Step 438: 201894 + 462 = 202356
Step 439: 202356 + 462 = 202818
Step 440: 202818 + 462 = 203280
Step 441: 203280 + 462 = 203742
Step 442: 203742 + 462 = 204204
Step 443: 204204 + 462 = 204666
Step 444: 204666 + 462 = 205128
Step 445: 205128 + 462 = 205590
Step 446: 205590 + 462 = 206052
Step 447: 206052 + 462 = 206514
Step 448: 206514 + 462 = 206976
Step 449: 206976 + 462 = 207438
Step 450: 207438 + 462 = 207900
Step 451: 207900 + 462 = 208362
Step 452: 208362 + 462 = 208824
Step 453: 208824 + 462 = 209286
Step 454: 209286 + 462 = 209748
Step 455: 209748 + 462 = 210210
Step 456: 210210 + 462 = 210672
Step 457: 210672 + 462 = 211134
Step 458: 211134 + 462 = 211596
Step 459: 211596 + 462 = 212058
Step 460: 212058 + 462 = 212520
Step 461: 212520 + 462 = 212982
Step 462: 212982 + 462 = 213444
Step 463: 213444 + 462 = 213906
Step 464: 213906 + 462 = 214368
Step 465: 214368 + 462 = 214830
Step 466: 214830 + 462 = 215292
Step 467: 215292 + 462 = 215754
Step 468: 215754 + 462 = 216216
Step 469: 216216 + 462 = 216678
Step 470: 216678 + 462 = 217140
Step 471: 217140 + 462 = 217602
Step 472: 217602 + 462 = 218064
Step 473: 218064 + 462 = 218526
Step 474: 218526 + 462 = 218988
Step 475: 218988 + 462 = 219450
Step 476: 219450 + 462 = 219912
Step 477: 219912 + 462 = 220374
Step 478: 220374 + 462 = 220836

So, 462*478 = 220836