Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 278. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 442. So, we're going to take the number 278 and add it to itself 442 times.
Step 1: 0 + 278 = 278
Step 2: 278 + 278 = 556
Step 3: 556 + 278 = 834
Step 4: 834 + 278 = 1112
Step 5: 1112 + 278 = 1390
Step 6: 1390 + 278 = 1668
Step 7: 1668 + 278 = 1946
Step 8: 1946 + 278 = 2224
Step 9: 2224 + 278 = 2502
Step 10: 2502 + 278 = 2780
Step 11: 2780 + 278 = 3058
Step 12: 3058 + 278 = 3336
Step 13: 3336 + 278 = 3614
Step 14: 3614 + 278 = 3892
Step 15: 3892 + 278 = 4170
Step 16: 4170 + 278 = 4448
Step 17: 4448 + 278 = 4726
Step 18: 4726 + 278 = 5004
Step 19: 5004 + 278 = 5282
Step 20: 5282 + 278 = 5560
Step 21: 5560 + 278 = 5838
Step 22: 5838 + 278 = 6116
Step 23: 6116 + 278 = 6394
Step 24: 6394 + 278 = 6672
Step 25: 6672 + 278 = 6950
Step 26: 6950 + 278 = 7228
Step 27: 7228 + 278 = 7506
Step 28: 7506 + 278 = 7784
Step 29: 7784 + 278 = 8062
Step 30: 8062 + 278 = 8340
Step 31: 8340 + 278 = 8618
Step 32: 8618 + 278 = 8896
Step 33: 8896 + 278 = 9174
Step 34: 9174 + 278 = 9452
Step 35: 9452 + 278 = 9730
Step 36: 9730 + 278 = 10008
Step 37: 10008 + 278 = 10286
Step 38: 10286 + 278 = 10564
Step 39: 10564 + 278 = 10842
Step 40: 10842 + 278 = 11120
Step 41: 11120 + 278 = 11398
Step 42: 11398 + 278 = 11676
Step 43: 11676 + 278 = 11954
Step 44: 11954 + 278 = 12232
Step 45: 12232 + 278 = 12510
Step 46: 12510 + 278 = 12788
Step 47: 12788 + 278 = 13066
Step 48: 13066 + 278 = 13344
Step 49: 13344 + 278 = 13622
Step 50: 13622 + 278 = 13900
Step 51: 13900 + 278 = 14178
Step 52: 14178 + 278 = 14456
Step 53: 14456 + 278 = 14734
Step 54: 14734 + 278 = 15012
Step 55: 15012 + 278 = 15290
Step 56: 15290 + 278 = 15568
Step 57: 15568 + 278 = 15846
Step 58: 15846 + 278 = 16124
Step 59: 16124 + 278 = 16402
Step 60: 16402 + 278 = 16680
Step 61: 16680 + 278 = 16958
Step 62: 16958 + 278 = 17236
Step 63: 17236 + 278 = 17514
Step 64: 17514 + 278 = 17792
Step 65: 17792 + 278 = 18070
Step 66: 18070 + 278 = 18348
Step 67: 18348 + 278 = 18626
Step 68: 18626 + 278 = 18904
Step 69: 18904 + 278 = 19182
Step 70: 19182 + 278 = 19460
Step 71: 19460 + 278 = 19738
Step 72: 19738 + 278 = 20016
Step 73: 20016 + 278 = 20294
Step 74: 20294 + 278 = 20572
Step 75: 20572 + 278 = 20850
Step 76: 20850 + 278 = 21128
Step 77: 21128 + 278 = 21406
Step 78: 21406 + 278 = 21684
Step 79: 21684 + 278 = 21962
Step 80: 21962 + 278 = 22240
Step 81: 22240 + 278 = 22518
Step 82: 22518 + 278 = 22796
Step 83: 22796 + 278 = 23074
Step 84: 23074 + 278 = 23352
Step 85: 23352 + 278 = 23630
Step 86: 23630 + 278 = 23908
Step 87: 23908 + 278 = 24186
Step 88: 24186 + 278 = 24464
Step 89: 24464 + 278 = 24742
Step 90: 24742 + 278 = 25020
Step 91: 25020 + 278 = 25298
Step 92: 25298 + 278 = 25576
Step 93: 25576 + 278 = 25854
Step 94: 25854 + 278 = 26132
Step 95: 26132 + 278 = 26410
Step 96: 26410 + 278 = 26688
Step 97: 26688 + 278 = 26966
Step 98: 26966 + 278 = 27244
Step 99: 27244 + 278 = 27522
Step 100: 27522 + 278 = 27800
Step 101: 27800 + 278 = 28078
Step 102: 28078 + 278 = 28356
Step 103: 28356 + 278 = 28634
Step 104: 28634 + 278 = 28912
Step 105: 28912 + 278 = 29190
Step 106: 29190 + 278 = 29468
Step 107: 29468 + 278 = 29746
Step 108: 29746 + 278 = 30024
Step 109: 30024 + 278 = 30302
Step 110: 30302 + 278 = 30580
Step 111: 30580 + 278 = 30858
Step 112: 30858 + 278 = 31136
Step 113: 31136 + 278 = 31414
Step 114: 31414 + 278 = 31692
Step 115: 31692 + 278 = 31970
Step 116: 31970 + 278 = 32248
Step 117: 32248 + 278 = 32526
Step 118: 32526 + 278 = 32804
Step 119: 32804 + 278 = 33082
Step 120: 33082 + 278 = 33360
Step 121: 33360 + 278 = 33638
Step 122: 33638 + 278 = 33916
Step 123: 33916 + 278 = 34194
Step 124: 34194 + 278 = 34472
Step 125: 34472 + 278 = 34750
Step 126: 34750 + 278 = 35028
Step 127: 35028 + 278 = 35306
Step 128: 35306 + 278 = 35584
Step 129: 35584 + 278 = 35862
Step 130: 35862 + 278 = 36140
Step 131: 36140 + 278 = 36418
Step 132: 36418 + 278 = 36696
Step 133: 36696 + 278 = 36974
Step 134: 36974 + 278 = 37252
Step 135: 37252 + 278 = 37530
Step 136: 37530 + 278 = 37808
Step 137: 37808 + 278 = 38086
Step 138: 38086 + 278 = 38364
Step 139: 38364 + 278 = 38642
Step 140: 38642 + 278 = 38920
Step 141: 38920 + 278 = 39198
Step 142: 39198 + 278 = 39476
Step 143: 39476 + 278 = 39754
Step 144: 39754 + 278 = 40032
Step 145: 40032 + 278 = 40310
Step 146: 40310 + 278 = 40588
Step 147: 40588 + 278 = 40866
Step 148: 40866 + 278 = 41144
Step 149: 41144 + 278 = 41422
Step 150: 41422 + 278 = 41700
Step 151: 41700 + 278 = 41978
Step 152: 41978 + 278 = 42256
Step 153: 42256 + 278 = 42534
Step 154: 42534 + 278 = 42812
Step 155: 42812 + 278 = 43090
Step 156: 43090 + 278 = 43368
Step 157: 43368 + 278 = 43646
Step 158: 43646 + 278 = 43924
Step 159: 43924 + 278 = 44202
Step 160: 44202 + 278 = 44480
Step 161: 44480 + 278 = 44758
Step 162: 44758 + 278 = 45036
Step 163: 45036 + 278 = 45314
Step 164: 45314 + 278 = 45592
Step 165: 45592 + 278 = 45870
Step 166: 45870 + 278 = 46148
Step 167: 46148 + 278 = 46426
Step 168: 46426 + 278 = 46704
Step 169: 46704 + 278 = 46982
Step 170: 46982 + 278 = 47260
Step 171: 47260 + 278 = 47538
Step 172: 47538 + 278 = 47816
Step 173: 47816 + 278 = 48094
Step 174: 48094 + 278 = 48372
Step 175: 48372 + 278 = 48650
Step 176: 48650 + 278 = 48928
Step 177: 48928 + 278 = 49206
Step 178: 49206 + 278 = 49484
Step 179: 49484 + 278 = 49762
Step 180: 49762 + 278 = 50040
Step 181: 50040 + 278 = 50318
Step 182: 50318 + 278 = 50596
Step 183: 50596 + 278 = 50874
Step 184: 50874 + 278 = 51152
Step 185: 51152 + 278 = 51430
Step 186: 51430 + 278 = 51708
Step 187: 51708 + 278 = 51986
Step 188: 51986 + 278 = 52264
Step 189: 52264 + 278 = 52542
Step 190: 52542 + 278 = 52820
Step 191: 52820 + 278 = 53098
Step 192: 53098 + 278 = 53376
Step 193: 53376 + 278 = 53654
Step 194: 53654 + 278 = 53932
Step 195: 53932 + 278 = 54210
Step 196: 54210 + 278 = 54488
Step 197: 54488 + 278 = 54766
Step 198: 54766 + 278 = 55044
Step 199: 55044 + 278 = 55322
Step 200: 55322 + 278 = 55600
Step 201: 55600 + 278 = 55878
Step 202: 55878 + 278 = 56156
Step 203: 56156 + 278 = 56434
Step 204: 56434 + 278 = 56712
Step 205: 56712 + 278 = 56990
Step 206: 56990 + 278 = 57268
Step 207: 57268 + 278 = 57546
Step 208: 57546 + 278 = 57824
Step 209: 57824 + 278 = 58102
Step 210: 58102 + 278 = 58380
Step 211: 58380 + 278 = 58658
Step 212: 58658 + 278 = 58936
Step 213: 58936 + 278 = 59214
Step 214: 59214 + 278 = 59492
Step 215: 59492 + 278 = 59770
Step 216: 59770 + 278 = 60048
Step 217: 60048 + 278 = 60326
Step 218: 60326 + 278 = 60604
Step 219: 60604 + 278 = 60882
Step 220: 60882 + 278 = 61160
Step 221: 61160 + 278 = 61438
Step 222: 61438 + 278 = 61716
Step 223: 61716 + 278 = 61994
Step 224: 61994 + 278 = 62272
Step 225: 62272 + 278 = 62550
Step 226: 62550 + 278 = 62828
Step 227: 62828 + 278 = 63106
Step 228: 63106 + 278 = 63384
Step 229: 63384 + 278 = 63662
Step 230: 63662 + 278 = 63940
Step 231: 63940 + 278 = 64218
Step 232: 64218 + 278 = 64496
Step 233: 64496 + 278 = 64774
Step 234: 64774 + 278 = 65052
Step 235: 65052 + 278 = 65330
Step 236: 65330 + 278 = 65608
Step 237: 65608 + 278 = 65886
Step 238: 65886 + 278 = 66164
Step 239: 66164 + 278 = 66442
Step 240: 66442 + 278 = 66720
Step 241: 66720 + 278 = 66998
Step 242: 66998 + 278 = 67276
Step 243: 67276 + 278 = 67554
Step 244: 67554 + 278 = 67832
Step 245: 67832 + 278 = 68110
Step 246: 68110 + 278 = 68388
Step 247: 68388 + 278 = 68666
Step 248: 68666 + 278 = 68944
Step 249: 68944 + 278 = 69222
Step 250: 69222 + 278 = 69500
Step 251: 69500 + 278 = 69778
Step 252: 69778 + 278 = 70056
Step 253: 70056 + 278 = 70334
Step 254: 70334 + 278 = 70612
Step 255: 70612 + 278 = 70890
Step 256: 70890 + 278 = 71168
Step 257: 71168 + 278 = 71446
Step 258: 71446 + 278 = 71724
Step 259: 71724 + 278 = 72002
Step 260: 72002 + 278 = 72280
Step 261: 72280 + 278 = 72558
Step 262: 72558 + 278 = 72836
Step 263: 72836 + 278 = 73114
Step 264: 73114 + 278 = 73392
Step 265: 73392 + 278 = 73670
Step 266: 73670 + 278 = 73948
Step 267: 73948 + 278 = 74226
Step 268: 74226 + 278 = 74504
Step 269: 74504 + 278 = 74782
Step 270: 74782 + 278 = 75060
Step 271: 75060 + 278 = 75338
Step 272: 75338 + 278 = 75616
Step 273: 75616 + 278 = 75894
Step 274: 75894 + 278 = 76172
Step 275: 76172 + 278 = 76450
Step 276: 76450 + 278 = 76728
Step 277: 76728 + 278 = 77006
Step 278: 77006 + 278 = 77284
Step 279: 77284 + 278 = 77562
Step 280: 77562 + 278 = 77840
Step 281: 77840 + 278 = 78118
Step 282: 78118 + 278 = 78396
Step 283: 78396 + 278 = 78674
Step 284: 78674 + 278 = 78952
Step 285: 78952 + 278 = 79230
Step 286: 79230 + 278 = 79508
Step 287: 79508 + 278 = 79786
Step 288: 79786 + 278 = 80064
Step 289: 80064 + 278 = 80342
Step 290: 80342 + 278 = 80620
Step 291: 80620 + 278 = 80898
Step 292: 80898 + 278 = 81176
Step 293: 81176 + 278 = 81454
Step 294: 81454 + 278 = 81732
Step 295: 81732 + 278 = 82010
Step 296: 82010 + 278 = 82288
Step 297: 82288 + 278 = 82566
Step 298: 82566 + 278 = 82844
Step 299: 82844 + 278 = 83122
Step 300: 83122 + 278 = 83400
Step 301: 83400 + 278 = 83678
Step 302: 83678 + 278 = 83956
Step 303: 83956 + 278 = 84234
Step 304: 84234 + 278 = 84512
Step 305: 84512 + 278 = 84790
Step 306: 84790 + 278 = 85068
Step 307: 85068 + 278 = 85346
Step 308: 85346 + 278 = 85624
Step 309: 85624 + 278 = 85902
Step 310: 85902 + 278 = 86180
Step 311: 86180 + 278 = 86458
Step 312: 86458 + 278 = 86736
Step 313: 86736 + 278 = 87014
Step 314: 87014 + 278 = 87292
Step 315: 87292 + 278 = 87570
Step 316: 87570 + 278 = 87848
Step 317: 87848 + 278 = 88126
Step 318: 88126 + 278 = 88404
Step 319: 88404 + 278 = 88682
Step 320: 88682 + 278 = 88960
Step 321: 88960 + 278 = 89238
Step 322: 89238 + 278 = 89516
Step 323: 89516 + 278 = 89794
Step 324: 89794 + 278 = 90072
Step 325: 90072 + 278 = 90350
Step 326: 90350 + 278 = 90628
Step 327: 90628 + 278 = 90906
Step 328: 90906 + 278 = 91184
Step 329: 91184 + 278 = 91462
Step 330: 91462 + 278 = 91740
Step 331: 91740 + 278 = 92018
Step 332: 92018 + 278 = 92296
Step 333: 92296 + 278 = 92574
Step 334: 92574 + 278 = 92852
Step 335: 92852 + 278 = 93130
Step 336: 93130 + 278 = 93408
Step 337: 93408 + 278 = 93686
Step 338: 93686 + 278 = 93964
Step 339: 93964 + 278 = 94242
Step 340: 94242 + 278 = 94520
Step 341: 94520 + 278 = 94798
Step 342: 94798 + 278 = 95076
Step 343: 95076 + 278 = 95354
Step 344: 95354 + 278 = 95632
Step 345: 95632 + 278 = 95910
Step 346: 95910 + 278 = 96188
Step 347: 96188 + 278 = 96466
Step 348: 96466 + 278 = 96744
Step 349: 96744 + 278 = 97022
Step 350: 97022 + 278 = 97300
Step 351: 97300 + 278 = 97578
Step 352: 97578 + 278 = 97856
Step 353: 97856 + 278 = 98134
Step 354: 98134 + 278 = 98412
Step 355: 98412 + 278 = 98690
Step 356: 98690 + 278 = 98968
Step 357: 98968 + 278 = 99246
Step 358: 99246 + 278 = 99524
Step 359: 99524 + 278 = 99802
Step 360: 99802 + 278 = 100080
Step 361: 100080 + 278 = 100358
Step 362: 100358 + 278 = 100636
Step 363: 100636 + 278 = 100914
Step 364: 100914 + 278 = 101192
Step 365: 101192 + 278 = 101470
Step 366: 101470 + 278 = 101748
Step 367: 101748 + 278 = 102026
Step 368: 102026 + 278 = 102304
Step 369: 102304 + 278 = 102582
Step 370: 102582 + 278 = 102860
Step 371: 102860 + 278 = 103138
Step 372: 103138 + 278 = 103416
Step 373: 103416 + 278 = 103694
Step 374: 103694 + 278 = 103972
Step 375: 103972 + 278 = 104250
Step 376: 104250 + 278 = 104528
Step 377: 104528 + 278 = 104806
Step 378: 104806 + 278 = 105084
Step 379: 105084 + 278 = 105362
Step 380: 105362 + 278 = 105640
Step 381: 105640 + 278 = 105918
Step 382: 105918 + 278 = 106196
Step 383: 106196 + 278 = 106474
Step 384: 106474 + 278 = 106752
Step 385: 106752 + 278 = 107030
Step 386: 107030 + 278 = 107308
Step 387: 107308 + 278 = 107586
Step 388: 107586 + 278 = 107864
Step 389: 107864 + 278 = 108142
Step 390: 108142 + 278 = 108420
Step 391: 108420 + 278 = 108698
Step 392: 108698 + 278 = 108976
Step 393: 108976 + 278 = 109254
Step 394: 109254 + 278 = 109532
Step 395: 109532 + 278 = 109810
Step 396: 109810 + 278 = 110088
Step 397: 110088 + 278 = 110366
Step 398: 110366 + 278 = 110644
Step 399: 110644 + 278 = 110922
Step 400: 110922 + 278 = 111200
Step 401: 111200 + 278 = 111478
Step 402: 111478 + 278 = 111756
Step 403: 111756 + 278 = 112034
Step 404: 112034 + 278 = 112312
Step 405: 112312 + 278 = 112590
Step 406: 112590 + 278 = 112868
Step 407: 112868 + 278 = 113146
Step 408: 113146 + 278 = 113424
Step 409: 113424 + 278 = 113702
Step 410: 113702 + 278 = 113980
Step 411: 113980 + 278 = 114258
Step 412: 114258 + 278 = 114536
Step 413: 114536 + 278 = 114814
Step 414: 114814 + 278 = 115092
Step 415: 115092 + 278 = 115370
Step 416: 115370 + 278 = 115648
Step 417: 115648 + 278 = 115926
Step 418: 115926 + 278 = 116204
Step 419: 116204 + 278 = 116482
Step 420: 116482 + 278 = 116760
Step 421: 116760 + 278 = 117038
Step 422: 117038 + 278 = 117316
Step 423: 117316 + 278 = 117594
Step 424: 117594 + 278 = 117872
Step 425: 117872 + 278 = 118150
Step 426: 118150 + 278 = 118428
Step 427: 118428 + 278 = 118706
Step 428: 118706 + 278 = 118984
Step 429: 118984 + 278 = 119262
Step 430: 119262 + 278 = 119540
Step 431: 119540 + 278 = 119818
Step 432: 119818 + 278 = 120096
Step 433: 120096 + 278 = 120374
Step 434: 120374 + 278 = 120652
Step 435: 120652 + 278 = 120930
Step 436: 120930 + 278 = 121208
Step 437: 121208 + 278 = 121486
Step 438: 121486 + 278 = 121764
Step 439: 121764 + 278 = 122042
Step 440: 122042 + 278 = 122320
Step 441: 122320 + 278 = 122598
Step 442: 122598 + 278 = 122876

So, 278*442 = 122876