Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 162. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 493. So, we're going to take the number 162 and add it to itself 493 times.
Step 1: 0 + 162 = 162
Step 2: 162 + 162 = 324
Step 3: 324 + 162 = 486
Step 4: 486 + 162 = 648
Step 5: 648 + 162 = 810
Step 6: 810 + 162 = 972
Step 7: 972 + 162 = 1134
Step 8: 1134 + 162 = 1296
Step 9: 1296 + 162 = 1458
Step 10: 1458 + 162 = 1620
Step 11: 1620 + 162 = 1782
Step 12: 1782 + 162 = 1944
Step 13: 1944 + 162 = 2106
Step 14: 2106 + 162 = 2268
Step 15: 2268 + 162 = 2430
Step 16: 2430 + 162 = 2592
Step 17: 2592 + 162 = 2754
Step 18: 2754 + 162 = 2916
Step 19: 2916 + 162 = 3078
Step 20: 3078 + 162 = 3240
Step 21: 3240 + 162 = 3402
Step 22: 3402 + 162 = 3564
Step 23: 3564 + 162 = 3726
Step 24: 3726 + 162 = 3888
Step 25: 3888 + 162 = 4050
Step 26: 4050 + 162 = 4212
Step 27: 4212 + 162 = 4374
Step 28: 4374 + 162 = 4536
Step 29: 4536 + 162 = 4698
Step 30: 4698 + 162 = 4860
Step 31: 4860 + 162 = 5022
Step 32: 5022 + 162 = 5184
Step 33: 5184 + 162 = 5346
Step 34: 5346 + 162 = 5508
Step 35: 5508 + 162 = 5670
Step 36: 5670 + 162 = 5832
Step 37: 5832 + 162 = 5994
Step 38: 5994 + 162 = 6156
Step 39: 6156 + 162 = 6318
Step 40: 6318 + 162 = 6480
Step 41: 6480 + 162 = 6642
Step 42: 6642 + 162 = 6804
Step 43: 6804 + 162 = 6966
Step 44: 6966 + 162 = 7128
Step 45: 7128 + 162 = 7290
Step 46: 7290 + 162 = 7452
Step 47: 7452 + 162 = 7614
Step 48: 7614 + 162 = 7776
Step 49: 7776 + 162 = 7938
Step 50: 7938 + 162 = 8100
Step 51: 8100 + 162 = 8262
Step 52: 8262 + 162 = 8424
Step 53: 8424 + 162 = 8586
Step 54: 8586 + 162 = 8748
Step 55: 8748 + 162 = 8910
Step 56: 8910 + 162 = 9072
Step 57: 9072 + 162 = 9234
Step 58: 9234 + 162 = 9396
Step 59: 9396 + 162 = 9558
Step 60: 9558 + 162 = 9720
Step 61: 9720 + 162 = 9882
Step 62: 9882 + 162 = 10044
Step 63: 10044 + 162 = 10206
Step 64: 10206 + 162 = 10368
Step 65: 10368 + 162 = 10530
Step 66: 10530 + 162 = 10692
Step 67: 10692 + 162 = 10854
Step 68: 10854 + 162 = 11016
Step 69: 11016 + 162 = 11178
Step 70: 11178 + 162 = 11340
Step 71: 11340 + 162 = 11502
Step 72: 11502 + 162 = 11664
Step 73: 11664 + 162 = 11826
Step 74: 11826 + 162 = 11988
Step 75: 11988 + 162 = 12150
Step 76: 12150 + 162 = 12312
Step 77: 12312 + 162 = 12474
Step 78: 12474 + 162 = 12636
Step 79: 12636 + 162 = 12798
Step 80: 12798 + 162 = 12960
Step 81: 12960 + 162 = 13122
Step 82: 13122 + 162 = 13284
Step 83: 13284 + 162 = 13446
Step 84: 13446 + 162 = 13608
Step 85: 13608 + 162 = 13770
Step 86: 13770 + 162 = 13932
Step 87: 13932 + 162 = 14094
Step 88: 14094 + 162 = 14256
Step 89: 14256 + 162 = 14418
Step 90: 14418 + 162 = 14580
Step 91: 14580 + 162 = 14742
Step 92: 14742 + 162 = 14904
Step 93: 14904 + 162 = 15066
Step 94: 15066 + 162 = 15228
Step 95: 15228 + 162 = 15390
Step 96: 15390 + 162 = 15552
Step 97: 15552 + 162 = 15714
Step 98: 15714 + 162 = 15876
Step 99: 15876 + 162 = 16038
Step 100: 16038 + 162 = 16200
Step 101: 16200 + 162 = 16362
Step 102: 16362 + 162 = 16524
Step 103: 16524 + 162 = 16686
Step 104: 16686 + 162 = 16848
Step 105: 16848 + 162 = 17010
Step 106: 17010 + 162 = 17172
Step 107: 17172 + 162 = 17334
Step 108: 17334 + 162 = 17496
Step 109: 17496 + 162 = 17658
Step 110: 17658 + 162 = 17820
Step 111: 17820 + 162 = 17982
Step 112: 17982 + 162 = 18144
Step 113: 18144 + 162 = 18306
Step 114: 18306 + 162 = 18468
Step 115: 18468 + 162 = 18630
Step 116: 18630 + 162 = 18792
Step 117: 18792 + 162 = 18954
Step 118: 18954 + 162 = 19116
Step 119: 19116 + 162 = 19278
Step 120: 19278 + 162 = 19440
Step 121: 19440 + 162 = 19602
Step 122: 19602 + 162 = 19764
Step 123: 19764 + 162 = 19926
Step 124: 19926 + 162 = 20088
Step 125: 20088 + 162 = 20250
Step 126: 20250 + 162 = 20412
Step 127: 20412 + 162 = 20574
Step 128: 20574 + 162 = 20736
Step 129: 20736 + 162 = 20898
Step 130: 20898 + 162 = 21060
Step 131: 21060 + 162 = 21222
Step 132: 21222 + 162 = 21384
Step 133: 21384 + 162 = 21546
Step 134: 21546 + 162 = 21708
Step 135: 21708 + 162 = 21870
Step 136: 21870 + 162 = 22032
Step 137: 22032 + 162 = 22194
Step 138: 22194 + 162 = 22356
Step 139: 22356 + 162 = 22518
Step 140: 22518 + 162 = 22680
Step 141: 22680 + 162 = 22842
Step 142: 22842 + 162 = 23004
Step 143: 23004 + 162 = 23166
Step 144: 23166 + 162 = 23328
Step 145: 23328 + 162 = 23490
Step 146: 23490 + 162 = 23652
Step 147: 23652 + 162 = 23814
Step 148: 23814 + 162 = 23976
Step 149: 23976 + 162 = 24138
Step 150: 24138 + 162 = 24300
Step 151: 24300 + 162 = 24462
Step 152: 24462 + 162 = 24624
Step 153: 24624 + 162 = 24786
Step 154: 24786 + 162 = 24948
Step 155: 24948 + 162 = 25110
Step 156: 25110 + 162 = 25272
Step 157: 25272 + 162 = 25434
Step 158: 25434 + 162 = 25596
Step 159: 25596 + 162 = 25758
Step 160: 25758 + 162 = 25920
Step 161: 25920 + 162 = 26082
Step 162: 26082 + 162 = 26244
Step 163: 26244 + 162 = 26406
Step 164: 26406 + 162 = 26568
Step 165: 26568 + 162 = 26730
Step 166: 26730 + 162 = 26892
Step 167: 26892 + 162 = 27054
Step 168: 27054 + 162 = 27216
Step 169: 27216 + 162 = 27378
Step 170: 27378 + 162 = 27540
Step 171: 27540 + 162 = 27702
Step 172: 27702 + 162 = 27864
Step 173: 27864 + 162 = 28026
Step 174: 28026 + 162 = 28188
Step 175: 28188 + 162 = 28350
Step 176: 28350 + 162 = 28512
Step 177: 28512 + 162 = 28674
Step 178: 28674 + 162 = 28836
Step 179: 28836 + 162 = 28998
Step 180: 28998 + 162 = 29160
Step 181: 29160 + 162 = 29322
Step 182: 29322 + 162 = 29484
Step 183: 29484 + 162 = 29646
Step 184: 29646 + 162 = 29808
Step 185: 29808 + 162 = 29970
Step 186: 29970 + 162 = 30132
Step 187: 30132 + 162 = 30294
Step 188: 30294 + 162 = 30456
Step 189: 30456 + 162 = 30618
Step 190: 30618 + 162 = 30780
Step 191: 30780 + 162 = 30942
Step 192: 30942 + 162 = 31104
Step 193: 31104 + 162 = 31266
Step 194: 31266 + 162 = 31428
Step 195: 31428 + 162 = 31590
Step 196: 31590 + 162 = 31752
Step 197: 31752 + 162 = 31914
Step 198: 31914 + 162 = 32076
Step 199: 32076 + 162 = 32238
Step 200: 32238 + 162 = 32400
Step 201: 32400 + 162 = 32562
Step 202: 32562 + 162 = 32724
Step 203: 32724 + 162 = 32886
Step 204: 32886 + 162 = 33048
Step 205: 33048 + 162 = 33210
Step 206: 33210 + 162 = 33372
Step 207: 33372 + 162 = 33534
Step 208: 33534 + 162 = 33696
Step 209: 33696 + 162 = 33858
Step 210: 33858 + 162 = 34020
Step 211: 34020 + 162 = 34182
Step 212: 34182 + 162 = 34344
Step 213: 34344 + 162 = 34506
Step 214: 34506 + 162 = 34668
Step 215: 34668 + 162 = 34830
Step 216: 34830 + 162 = 34992
Step 217: 34992 + 162 = 35154
Step 218: 35154 + 162 = 35316
Step 219: 35316 + 162 = 35478
Step 220: 35478 + 162 = 35640
Step 221: 35640 + 162 = 35802
Step 222: 35802 + 162 = 35964
Step 223: 35964 + 162 = 36126
Step 224: 36126 + 162 = 36288
Step 225: 36288 + 162 = 36450
Step 226: 36450 + 162 = 36612
Step 227: 36612 + 162 = 36774
Step 228: 36774 + 162 = 36936
Step 229: 36936 + 162 = 37098
Step 230: 37098 + 162 = 37260
Step 231: 37260 + 162 = 37422
Step 232: 37422 + 162 = 37584
Step 233: 37584 + 162 = 37746
Step 234: 37746 + 162 = 37908
Step 235: 37908 + 162 = 38070
Step 236: 38070 + 162 = 38232
Step 237: 38232 + 162 = 38394
Step 238: 38394 + 162 = 38556
Step 239: 38556 + 162 = 38718
Step 240: 38718 + 162 = 38880
Step 241: 38880 + 162 = 39042
Step 242: 39042 + 162 = 39204
Step 243: 39204 + 162 = 39366
Step 244: 39366 + 162 = 39528
Step 245: 39528 + 162 = 39690
Step 246: 39690 + 162 = 39852
Step 247: 39852 + 162 = 40014
Step 248: 40014 + 162 = 40176
Step 249: 40176 + 162 = 40338
Step 250: 40338 + 162 = 40500
Step 251: 40500 + 162 = 40662
Step 252: 40662 + 162 = 40824
Step 253: 40824 + 162 = 40986
Step 254: 40986 + 162 = 41148
Step 255: 41148 + 162 = 41310
Step 256: 41310 + 162 = 41472
Step 257: 41472 + 162 = 41634
Step 258: 41634 + 162 = 41796
Step 259: 41796 + 162 = 41958
Step 260: 41958 + 162 = 42120
Step 261: 42120 + 162 = 42282
Step 262: 42282 + 162 = 42444
Step 263: 42444 + 162 = 42606
Step 264: 42606 + 162 = 42768
Step 265: 42768 + 162 = 42930
Step 266: 42930 + 162 = 43092
Step 267: 43092 + 162 = 43254
Step 268: 43254 + 162 = 43416
Step 269: 43416 + 162 = 43578
Step 270: 43578 + 162 = 43740
Step 271: 43740 + 162 = 43902
Step 272: 43902 + 162 = 44064
Step 273: 44064 + 162 = 44226
Step 274: 44226 + 162 = 44388
Step 275: 44388 + 162 = 44550
Step 276: 44550 + 162 = 44712
Step 277: 44712 + 162 = 44874
Step 278: 44874 + 162 = 45036
Step 279: 45036 + 162 = 45198
Step 280: 45198 + 162 = 45360
Step 281: 45360 + 162 = 45522
Step 282: 45522 + 162 = 45684
Step 283: 45684 + 162 = 45846
Step 284: 45846 + 162 = 46008
Step 285: 46008 + 162 = 46170
Step 286: 46170 + 162 = 46332
Step 287: 46332 + 162 = 46494
Step 288: 46494 + 162 = 46656
Step 289: 46656 + 162 = 46818
Step 290: 46818 + 162 = 46980
Step 291: 46980 + 162 = 47142
Step 292: 47142 + 162 = 47304
Step 293: 47304 + 162 = 47466
Step 294: 47466 + 162 = 47628
Step 295: 47628 + 162 = 47790
Step 296: 47790 + 162 = 47952
Step 297: 47952 + 162 = 48114
Step 298: 48114 + 162 = 48276
Step 299: 48276 + 162 = 48438
Step 300: 48438 + 162 = 48600
Step 301: 48600 + 162 = 48762
Step 302: 48762 + 162 = 48924
Step 303: 48924 + 162 = 49086
Step 304: 49086 + 162 = 49248
Step 305: 49248 + 162 = 49410
Step 306: 49410 + 162 = 49572
Step 307: 49572 + 162 = 49734
Step 308: 49734 + 162 = 49896
Step 309: 49896 + 162 = 50058
Step 310: 50058 + 162 = 50220
Step 311: 50220 + 162 = 50382
Step 312: 50382 + 162 = 50544
Step 313: 50544 + 162 = 50706
Step 314: 50706 + 162 = 50868
Step 315: 50868 + 162 = 51030
Step 316: 51030 + 162 = 51192
Step 317: 51192 + 162 = 51354
Step 318: 51354 + 162 = 51516
Step 319: 51516 + 162 = 51678
Step 320: 51678 + 162 = 51840
Step 321: 51840 + 162 = 52002
Step 322: 52002 + 162 = 52164
Step 323: 52164 + 162 = 52326
Step 324: 52326 + 162 = 52488
Step 325: 52488 + 162 = 52650
Step 326: 52650 + 162 = 52812
Step 327: 52812 + 162 = 52974
Step 328: 52974 + 162 = 53136
Step 329: 53136 + 162 = 53298
Step 330: 53298 + 162 = 53460
Step 331: 53460 + 162 = 53622
Step 332: 53622 + 162 = 53784
Step 333: 53784 + 162 = 53946
Step 334: 53946 + 162 = 54108
Step 335: 54108 + 162 = 54270
Step 336: 54270 + 162 = 54432
Step 337: 54432 + 162 = 54594
Step 338: 54594 + 162 = 54756
Step 339: 54756 + 162 = 54918
Step 340: 54918 + 162 = 55080
Step 341: 55080 + 162 = 55242
Step 342: 55242 + 162 = 55404
Step 343: 55404 + 162 = 55566
Step 344: 55566 + 162 = 55728
Step 345: 55728 + 162 = 55890
Step 346: 55890 + 162 = 56052
Step 347: 56052 + 162 = 56214
Step 348: 56214 + 162 = 56376
Step 349: 56376 + 162 = 56538
Step 350: 56538 + 162 = 56700
Step 351: 56700 + 162 = 56862
Step 352: 56862 + 162 = 57024
Step 353: 57024 + 162 = 57186
Step 354: 57186 + 162 = 57348
Step 355: 57348 + 162 = 57510
Step 356: 57510 + 162 = 57672
Step 357: 57672 + 162 = 57834
Step 358: 57834 + 162 = 57996
Step 359: 57996 + 162 = 58158
Step 360: 58158 + 162 = 58320
Step 361: 58320 + 162 = 58482
Step 362: 58482 + 162 = 58644
Step 363: 58644 + 162 = 58806
Step 364: 58806 + 162 = 58968
Step 365: 58968 + 162 = 59130
Step 366: 59130 + 162 = 59292
Step 367: 59292 + 162 = 59454
Step 368: 59454 + 162 = 59616
Step 369: 59616 + 162 = 59778
Step 370: 59778 + 162 = 59940
Step 371: 59940 + 162 = 60102
Step 372: 60102 + 162 = 60264
Step 373: 60264 + 162 = 60426
Step 374: 60426 + 162 = 60588
Step 375: 60588 + 162 = 60750
Step 376: 60750 + 162 = 60912
Step 377: 60912 + 162 = 61074
Step 378: 61074 + 162 = 61236
Step 379: 61236 + 162 = 61398
Step 380: 61398 + 162 = 61560
Step 381: 61560 + 162 = 61722
Step 382: 61722 + 162 = 61884
Step 383: 61884 + 162 = 62046
Step 384: 62046 + 162 = 62208
Step 385: 62208 + 162 = 62370
Step 386: 62370 + 162 = 62532
Step 387: 62532 + 162 = 62694
Step 388: 62694 + 162 = 62856
Step 389: 62856 + 162 = 63018
Step 390: 63018 + 162 = 63180
Step 391: 63180 + 162 = 63342
Step 392: 63342 + 162 = 63504
Step 393: 63504 + 162 = 63666
Step 394: 63666 + 162 = 63828
Step 395: 63828 + 162 = 63990
Step 396: 63990 + 162 = 64152
Step 397: 64152 + 162 = 64314
Step 398: 64314 + 162 = 64476
Step 399: 64476 + 162 = 64638
Step 400: 64638 + 162 = 64800
Step 401: 64800 + 162 = 64962
Step 402: 64962 + 162 = 65124
Step 403: 65124 + 162 = 65286
Step 404: 65286 + 162 = 65448
Step 405: 65448 + 162 = 65610
Step 406: 65610 + 162 = 65772
Step 407: 65772 + 162 = 65934
Step 408: 65934 + 162 = 66096
Step 409: 66096 + 162 = 66258
Step 410: 66258 + 162 = 66420
Step 411: 66420 + 162 = 66582
Step 412: 66582 + 162 = 66744
Step 413: 66744 + 162 = 66906
Step 414: 66906 + 162 = 67068
Step 415: 67068 + 162 = 67230
Step 416: 67230 + 162 = 67392
Step 417: 67392 + 162 = 67554
Step 418: 67554 + 162 = 67716
Step 419: 67716 + 162 = 67878
Step 420: 67878 + 162 = 68040
Step 421: 68040 + 162 = 68202
Step 422: 68202 + 162 = 68364
Step 423: 68364 + 162 = 68526
Step 424: 68526 + 162 = 68688
Step 425: 68688 + 162 = 68850
Step 426: 68850 + 162 = 69012
Step 427: 69012 + 162 = 69174
Step 428: 69174 + 162 = 69336
Step 429: 69336 + 162 = 69498
Step 430: 69498 + 162 = 69660
Step 431: 69660 + 162 = 69822
Step 432: 69822 + 162 = 69984
Step 433: 69984 + 162 = 70146
Step 434: 70146 + 162 = 70308
Step 435: 70308 + 162 = 70470
Step 436: 70470 + 162 = 70632
Step 437: 70632 + 162 = 70794
Step 438: 70794 + 162 = 70956
Step 439: 70956 + 162 = 71118
Step 440: 71118 + 162 = 71280
Step 441: 71280 + 162 = 71442
Step 442: 71442 + 162 = 71604
Step 443: 71604 + 162 = 71766
Step 444: 71766 + 162 = 71928
Step 445: 71928 + 162 = 72090
Step 446: 72090 + 162 = 72252
Step 447: 72252 + 162 = 72414
Step 448: 72414 + 162 = 72576
Step 449: 72576 + 162 = 72738
Step 450: 72738 + 162 = 72900
Step 451: 72900 + 162 = 73062
Step 452: 73062 + 162 = 73224
Step 453: 73224 + 162 = 73386
Step 454: 73386 + 162 = 73548
Step 455: 73548 + 162 = 73710
Step 456: 73710 + 162 = 73872
Step 457: 73872 + 162 = 74034
Step 458: 74034 + 162 = 74196
Step 459: 74196 + 162 = 74358
Step 460: 74358 + 162 = 74520
Step 461: 74520 + 162 = 74682
Step 462: 74682 + 162 = 74844
Step 463: 74844 + 162 = 75006
Step 464: 75006 + 162 = 75168
Step 465: 75168 + 162 = 75330
Step 466: 75330 + 162 = 75492
Step 467: 75492 + 162 = 75654
Step 468: 75654 + 162 = 75816
Step 469: 75816 + 162 = 75978
Step 470: 75978 + 162 = 76140
Step 471: 76140 + 162 = 76302
Step 472: 76302 + 162 = 76464
Step 473: 76464 + 162 = 76626
Step 474: 76626 + 162 = 76788
Step 475: 76788 + 162 = 76950
Step 476: 76950 + 162 = 77112
Step 477: 77112 + 162 = 77274
Step 478: 77274 + 162 = 77436
Step 479: 77436 + 162 = 77598
Step 480: 77598 + 162 = 77760
Step 481: 77760 + 162 = 77922
Step 482: 77922 + 162 = 78084
Step 483: 78084 + 162 = 78246
Step 484: 78246 + 162 = 78408
Step 485: 78408 + 162 = 78570
Step 486: 78570 + 162 = 78732
Step 487: 78732 + 162 = 78894
Step 488: 78894 + 162 = 79056
Step 489: 79056 + 162 = 79218
Step 490: 79218 + 162 = 79380
Step 491: 79380 + 162 = 79542
Step 492: 79542 + 162 = 79704
Step 493: 79704 + 162 = 79866

So, 162*493 = 79866