OK, let's crack this. We're given 749 and our task is to multiply it by 499. Essentially, we'll be adding 749 to itself 499 times.
Step 1: 0 + 749 = 749
Step 2: 749 + 749 = 1498
Step 3: 1498 + 749 = 2247
Step 4: 2247 + 749 = 2996
Step 5: 2996 + 749 = 3745
Step 6: 3745 + 749 = 4494
Step 7: 4494 + 749 = 5243
Step 8: 5243 + 749 = 5992
Step 9: 5992 + 749 = 6741
Step 10: 6741 + 749 = 7490
Step 11: 7490 + 749 = 8239
Step 12: 8239 + 749 = 8988
Step 13: 8988 + 749 = 9737
Step 14: 9737 + 749 = 10486
Step 15: 10486 + 749 = 11235
Step 16: 11235 + 749 = 11984
Step 17: 11984 + 749 = 12733
Step 18: 12733 + 749 = 13482
Step 19: 13482 + 749 = 14231
Step 20: 14231 + 749 = 14980
Step 21: 14980 + 749 = 15729
Step 22: 15729 + 749 = 16478
Step 23: 16478 + 749 = 17227
Step 24: 17227 + 749 = 17976
Step 25: 17976 + 749 = 18725
Step 26: 18725 + 749 = 19474
Step 27: 19474 + 749 = 20223
Step 28: 20223 + 749 = 20972
Step 29: 20972 + 749 = 21721
Step 30: 21721 + 749 = 22470
Step 31: 22470 + 749 = 23219
Step 32: 23219 + 749 = 23968
Step 33: 23968 + 749 = 24717
Step 34: 24717 + 749 = 25466
Step 35: 25466 + 749 = 26215
Step 36: 26215 + 749 = 26964
Step 37: 26964 + 749 = 27713
Step 38: 27713 + 749 = 28462
Step 39: 28462 + 749 = 29211
Step 40: 29211 + 749 = 29960
Step 41: 29960 + 749 = 30709
Step 42: 30709 + 749 = 31458
Step 43: 31458 + 749 = 32207
Step 44: 32207 + 749 = 32956
Step 45: 32956 + 749 = 33705
Step 46: 33705 + 749 = 34454
Step 47: 34454 + 749 = 35203
Step 48: 35203 + 749 = 35952
Step 49: 35952 + 749 = 36701
Step 50: 36701 + 749 = 37450
Step 51: 37450 + 749 = 38199
Step 52: 38199 + 749 = 38948
Step 53: 38948 + 749 = 39697
Step 54: 39697 + 749 = 40446
Step 55: 40446 + 749 = 41195
Step 56: 41195 + 749 = 41944
Step 57: 41944 + 749 = 42693
Step 58: 42693 + 749 = 43442
Step 59: 43442 + 749 = 44191
Step 60: 44191 + 749 = 44940
Step 61: 44940 + 749 = 45689
Step 62: 45689 + 749 = 46438
Step 63: 46438 + 749 = 47187
Step 64: 47187 + 749 = 47936
Step 65: 47936 + 749 = 48685
Step 66: 48685 + 749 = 49434
Step 67: 49434 + 749 = 50183
Step 68: 50183 + 749 = 50932
Step 69: 50932 + 749 = 51681
Step 70: 51681 + 749 = 52430
Step 71: 52430 + 749 = 53179
Step 72: 53179 + 749 = 53928
Step 73: 53928 + 749 = 54677
Step 74: 54677 + 749 = 55426
Step 75: 55426 + 749 = 56175
Step 76: 56175 + 749 = 56924
Step 77: 56924 + 749 = 57673
Step 78: 57673 + 749 = 58422
Step 79: 58422 + 749 = 59171
Step 80: 59171 + 749 = 59920
Step 81: 59920 + 749 = 60669
Step 82: 60669 + 749 = 61418
Step 83: 61418 + 749 = 62167
Step 84: 62167 + 749 = 62916
Step 85: 62916 + 749 = 63665
Step 86: 63665 + 749 = 64414
Step 87: 64414 + 749 = 65163
Step 88: 65163 + 749 = 65912
Step 89: 65912 + 749 = 66661
Step 90: 66661 + 749 = 67410
Step 91: 67410 + 749 = 68159
Step 92: 68159 + 749 = 68908
Step 93: 68908 + 749 = 69657
Step 94: 69657 + 749 = 70406
Step 95: 70406 + 749 = 71155
Step 96: 71155 + 749 = 71904
Step 97: 71904 + 749 = 72653
Step 98: 72653 + 749 = 73402
Step 99: 73402 + 749 = 74151
Step 100: 74151 + 749 = 74900
Step 101: 74900 + 749 = 75649
Step 102: 75649 + 749 = 76398
Step 103: 76398 + 749 = 77147
Step 104: 77147 + 749 = 77896
Step 105: 77896 + 749 = 78645
Step 106: 78645 + 749 = 79394
Step 107: 79394 + 749 = 80143
Step 108: 80143 + 749 = 80892
Step 109: 80892 + 749 = 81641
Step 110: 81641 + 749 = 82390
Step 111: 82390 + 749 = 83139
Step 112: 83139 + 749 = 83888
Step 113: 83888 + 749 = 84637
Step 114: 84637 + 749 = 85386
Step 115: 85386 + 749 = 86135
Step 116: 86135 + 749 = 86884
Step 117: 86884 + 749 = 87633
Step 118: 87633 + 749 = 88382
Step 119: 88382 + 749 = 89131
Step 120: 89131 + 749 = 89880
Step 121: 89880 + 749 = 90629
Step 122: 90629 + 749 = 91378
Step 123: 91378 + 749 = 92127
Step 124: 92127 + 749 = 92876
Step 125: 92876 + 749 = 93625
Step 126: 93625 + 749 = 94374
Step 127: 94374 + 749 = 95123
Step 128: 95123 + 749 = 95872
Step 129: 95872 + 749 = 96621
Step 130: 96621 + 749 = 97370
Step 131: 97370 + 749 = 98119
Step 132: 98119 + 749 = 98868
Step 133: 98868 + 749 = 99617
Step 134: 99617 + 749 = 100366
Step 135: 100366 + 749 = 101115
Step 136: 101115 + 749 = 101864
Step 137: 101864 + 749 = 102613
Step 138: 102613 + 749 = 103362
Step 139: 103362 + 749 = 104111
Step 140: 104111 + 749 = 104860
Step 141: 104860 + 749 = 105609
Step 142: 105609 + 749 = 106358
Step 143: 106358 + 749 = 107107
Step 144: 107107 + 749 = 107856
Step 145: 107856 + 749 = 108605
Step 146: 108605 + 749 = 109354
Step 147: 109354 + 749 = 110103
Step 148: 110103 + 749 = 110852
Step 149: 110852 + 749 = 111601
Step 150: 111601 + 749 = 112350
Step 151: 112350 + 749 = 113099
Step 152: 113099 + 749 = 113848
Step 153: 113848 + 749 = 114597
Step 154: 114597 + 749 = 115346
Step 155: 115346 + 749 = 116095
Step 156: 116095 + 749 = 116844
Step 157: 116844 + 749 = 117593
Step 158: 117593 + 749 = 118342
Step 159: 118342 + 749 = 119091
Step 160: 119091 + 749 = 119840
Step 161: 119840 + 749 = 120589
Step 162: 120589 + 749 = 121338
Step 163: 121338 + 749 = 122087
Step 164: 122087 + 749 = 122836
Step 165: 122836 + 749 = 123585
Step 166: 123585 + 749 = 124334
Step 167: 124334 + 749 = 125083
Step 168: 125083 + 749 = 125832
Step 169: 125832 + 749 = 126581
Step 170: 126581 + 749 = 127330
Step 171: 127330 + 749 = 128079
Step 172: 128079 + 749 = 128828
Step 173: 128828 + 749 = 129577
Step 174: 129577 + 749 = 130326
Step 175: 130326 + 749 = 131075
Step 176: 131075 + 749 = 131824
Step 177: 131824 + 749 = 132573
Step 178: 132573 + 749 = 133322
Step 179: 133322 + 749 = 134071
Step 180: 134071 + 749 = 134820
Step 181: 134820 + 749 = 135569
Step 182: 135569 + 749 = 136318
Step 183: 136318 + 749 = 137067
Step 184: 137067 + 749 = 137816
Step 185: 137816 + 749 = 138565
Step 186: 138565 + 749 = 139314
Step 187: 139314 + 749 = 140063
Step 188: 140063 + 749 = 140812
Step 189: 140812 + 749 = 141561
Step 190: 141561 + 749 = 142310
Step 191: 142310 + 749 = 143059
Step 192: 143059 + 749 = 143808
Step 193: 143808 + 749 = 144557
Step 194: 144557 + 749 = 145306
Step 195: 145306 + 749 = 146055
Step 196: 146055 + 749 = 146804
Step 197: 146804 + 749 = 147553
Step 198: 147553 + 749 = 148302
Step 199: 148302 + 749 = 149051
Step 200: 149051 + 749 = 149800
Step 201: 149800 + 749 = 150549
Step 202: 150549 + 749 = 151298
Step 203: 151298 + 749 = 152047
Step 204: 152047 + 749 = 152796
Step 205: 152796 + 749 = 153545
Step 206: 153545 + 749 = 154294
Step 207: 154294 + 749 = 155043
Step 208: 155043 + 749 = 155792
Step 209: 155792 + 749 = 156541
Step 210: 156541 + 749 = 157290
Step 211: 157290 + 749 = 158039
Step 212: 158039 + 749 = 158788
Step 213: 158788 + 749 = 159537
Step 214: 159537 + 749 = 160286
Step 215: 160286 + 749 = 161035
Step 216: 161035 + 749 = 161784
Step 217: 161784 + 749 = 162533
Step 218: 162533 + 749 = 163282
Step 219: 163282 + 749 = 164031
Step 220: 164031 + 749 = 164780
Step 221: 164780 + 749 = 165529
Step 222: 165529 + 749 = 166278
Step 223: 166278 + 749 = 167027
Step 224: 167027 + 749 = 167776
Step 225: 167776 + 749 = 168525
Step 226: 168525 + 749 = 169274
Step 227: 169274 + 749 = 170023
Step 228: 170023 + 749 = 170772
Step 229: 170772 + 749 = 171521
Step 230: 171521 + 749 = 172270
Step 231: 172270 + 749 = 173019
Step 232: 173019 + 749 = 173768
Step 233: 173768 + 749 = 174517
Step 234: 174517 + 749 = 175266
Step 235: 175266 + 749 = 176015
Step 236: 176015 + 749 = 176764
Step 237: 176764 + 749 = 177513
Step 238: 177513 + 749 = 178262
Step 239: 178262 + 749 = 179011
Step 240: 179011 + 749 = 179760
Step 241: 179760 + 749 = 180509
Step 242: 180509 + 749 = 181258
Step 243: 181258 + 749 = 182007
Step 244: 182007 + 749 = 182756
Step 245: 182756 + 749 = 183505
Step 246: 183505 + 749 = 184254
Step 247: 184254 + 749 = 185003
Step 248: 185003 + 749 = 185752
Step 249: 185752 + 749 = 186501
Step 250: 186501 + 749 = 187250
Step 251: 187250 + 749 = 187999
Step 252: 187999 + 749 = 188748
Step 253: 188748 + 749 = 189497
Step 254: 189497 + 749 = 190246
Step 255: 190246 + 749 = 190995
Step 256: 190995 + 749 = 191744
Step 257: 191744 + 749 = 192493
Step 258: 192493 + 749 = 193242
Step 259: 193242 + 749 = 193991
Step 260: 193991 + 749 = 194740
Step 261: 194740 + 749 = 195489
Step 262: 195489 + 749 = 196238
Step 263: 196238 + 749 = 196987
Step 264: 196987 + 749 = 197736
Step 265: 197736 + 749 = 198485
Step 266: 198485 + 749 = 199234
Step 267: 199234 + 749 = 199983
Step 268: 199983 + 749 = 200732
Step 269: 200732 + 749 = 201481
Step 270: 201481 + 749 = 202230
Step 271: 202230 + 749 = 202979
Step 272: 202979 + 749 = 203728
Step 273: 203728 + 749 = 204477
Step 274: 204477 + 749 = 205226
Step 275: 205226 + 749 = 205975
Step 276: 205975 + 749 = 206724
Step 277: 206724 + 749 = 207473
Step 278: 207473 + 749 = 208222
Step 279: 208222 + 749 = 208971
Step 280: 208971 + 749 = 209720
Step 281: 209720 + 749 = 210469
Step 282: 210469 + 749 = 211218
Step 283: 211218 + 749 = 211967
Step 284: 211967 + 749 = 212716
Step 285: 212716 + 749 = 213465
Step 286: 213465 + 749 = 214214
Step 287: 214214 + 749 = 214963
Step 288: 214963 + 749 = 215712
Step 289: 215712 + 749 = 216461
Step 290: 216461 + 749 = 217210
Step 291: 217210 + 749 = 217959
Step 292: 217959 + 749 = 218708
Step 293: 218708 + 749 = 219457
Step 294: 219457 + 749 = 220206
Step 295: 220206 + 749 = 220955
Step 296: 220955 + 749 = 221704
Step 297: 221704 + 749 = 222453
Step 298: 222453 + 749 = 223202
Step 299: 223202 + 749 = 223951
Step 300: 223951 + 749 = 224700
Step 301: 224700 + 749 = 225449
Step 302: 225449 + 749 = 226198
Step 303: 226198 + 749 = 226947
Step 304: 226947 + 749 = 227696
Step 305: 227696 + 749 = 228445
Step 306: 228445 + 749 = 229194
Step 307: 229194 + 749 = 229943
Step 308: 229943 + 749 = 230692
Step 309: 230692 + 749 = 231441
Step 310: 231441 + 749 = 232190
Step 311: 232190 + 749 = 232939
Step 312: 232939 + 749 = 233688
Step 313: 233688 + 749 = 234437
Step 314: 234437 + 749 = 235186
Step 315: 235186 + 749 = 235935
Step 316: 235935 + 749 = 236684
Step 317: 236684 + 749 = 237433
Step 318: 237433 + 749 = 238182
Step 319: 238182 + 749 = 238931
Step 320: 238931 + 749 = 239680
Step 321: 239680 + 749 = 240429
Step 322: 240429 + 749 = 241178
Step 323: 241178 + 749 = 241927
Step 324: 241927 + 749 = 242676
Step 325: 242676 + 749 = 243425
Step 326: 243425 + 749 = 244174
Step 327: 244174 + 749 = 244923
Step 328: 244923 + 749 = 245672
Step 329: 245672 + 749 = 246421
Step 330: 246421 + 749 = 247170
Step 331: 247170 + 749 = 247919
Step 332: 247919 + 749 = 248668
Step 333: 248668 + 749 = 249417
Step 334: 249417 + 749 = 250166
Step 335: 250166 + 749 = 250915
Step 336: 250915 + 749 = 251664
Step 337: 251664 + 749 = 252413
Step 338: 252413 + 749 = 253162
Step 339: 253162 + 749 = 253911
Step 340: 253911 + 749 = 254660
Step 341: 254660 + 749 = 255409
Step 342: 255409 + 749 = 256158
Step 343: 256158 + 749 = 256907
Step 344: 256907 + 749 = 257656
Step 345: 257656 + 749 = 258405
Step 346: 258405 + 749 = 259154
Step 347: 259154 + 749 = 259903
Step 348: 259903 + 749 = 260652
Step 349: 260652 + 749 = 261401
Step 350: 261401 + 749 = 262150
Step 351: 262150 + 749 = 262899
Step 352: 262899 + 749 = 263648
Step 353: 263648 + 749 = 264397
Step 354: 264397 + 749 = 265146
Step 355: 265146 + 749 = 265895
Step 356: 265895 + 749 = 266644
Step 357: 266644 + 749 = 267393
Step 358: 267393 + 749 = 268142
Step 359: 268142 + 749 = 268891
Step 360: 268891 + 749 = 269640
Step 361: 269640 + 749 = 270389
Step 362: 270389 + 749 = 271138
Step 363: 271138 + 749 = 271887
Step 364: 271887 + 749 = 272636
Step 365: 272636 + 749 = 273385
Step 366: 273385 + 749 = 274134
Step 367: 274134 + 749 = 274883
Step 368: 274883 + 749 = 275632
Step 369: 275632 + 749 = 276381
Step 370: 276381 + 749 = 277130
Step 371: 277130 + 749 = 277879
Step 372: 277879 + 749 = 278628
Step 373: 278628 + 749 = 279377
Step 374: 279377 + 749 = 280126
Step 375: 280126 + 749 = 280875
Step 376: 280875 + 749 = 281624
Step 377: 281624 + 749 = 282373
Step 378: 282373 + 749 = 283122
Step 379: 283122 + 749 = 283871
Step 380: 283871 + 749 = 284620
Step 381: 284620 + 749 = 285369
Step 382: 285369 + 749 = 286118
Step 383: 286118 + 749 = 286867
Step 384: 286867 + 749 = 287616
Step 385: 287616 + 749 = 288365
Step 386: 288365 + 749 = 289114
Step 387: 289114 + 749 = 289863
Step 388: 289863 + 749 = 290612
Step 389: 290612 + 749 = 291361
Step 390: 291361 + 749 = 292110
Step 391: 292110 + 749 = 292859
Step 392: 292859 + 749 = 293608
Step 393: 293608 + 749 = 294357
Step 394: 294357 + 749 = 295106
Step 395: 295106 + 749 = 295855
Step 396: 295855 + 749 = 296604
Step 397: 296604 + 749 = 297353
Step 398: 297353 + 749 = 298102
Step 399: 298102 + 749 = 298851
Step 400: 298851 + 749 = 299600
Step 401: 299600 + 749 = 300349
Step 402: 300349 + 749 = 301098
Step 403: 301098 + 749 = 301847
Step 404: 301847 + 749 = 302596
Step 405: 302596 + 749 = 303345
Step 406: 303345 + 749 = 304094
Step 407: 304094 + 749 = 304843
Step 408: 304843 + 749 = 305592
Step 409: 305592 + 749 = 306341
Step 410: 306341 + 749 = 307090
Step 411: 307090 + 749 = 307839
Step 412: 307839 + 749 = 308588
Step 413: 308588 + 749 = 309337
Step 414: 309337 + 749 = 310086
Step 415: 310086 + 749 = 310835
Step 416: 310835 + 749 = 311584
Step 417: 311584 + 749 = 312333
Step 418: 312333 + 749 = 313082
Step 419: 313082 + 749 = 313831
Step 420: 313831 + 749 = 314580
Step 421: 314580 + 749 = 315329
Step 422: 315329 + 749 = 316078
Step 423: 316078 + 749 = 316827
Step 424: 316827 + 749 = 317576
Step 425: 317576 + 749 = 318325
Step 426: 318325 + 749 = 319074
Step 427: 319074 + 749 = 319823
Step 428: 319823 + 749 = 320572
Step 429: 320572 + 749 = 321321
Step 430: 321321 + 749 = 322070
Step 431: 322070 + 749 = 322819
Step 432: 322819 + 749 = 323568
Step 433: 323568 + 749 = 324317
Step 434: 324317 + 749 = 325066
Step 435: 325066 + 749 = 325815
Step 436: 325815 + 749 = 326564
Step 437: 326564 + 749 = 327313
Step 438: 327313 + 749 = 328062
Step 439: 328062 + 749 = 328811
Step 440: 328811 + 749 = 329560
Step 441: 329560 + 749 = 330309
Step 442: 330309 + 749 = 331058
Step 443: 331058 + 749 = 331807
Step 444: 331807 + 749 = 332556
Step 445: 332556 + 749 = 333305
Step 446: 333305 + 749 = 334054
Step 447: 334054 + 749 = 334803
Step 448: 334803 + 749 = 335552
Step 449: 335552 + 749 = 336301
Step 450: 336301 + 749 = 337050
Step 451: 337050 + 749 = 337799
Step 452: 337799 + 749 = 338548
Step 453: 338548 + 749 = 339297
Step 454: 339297 + 749 = 340046
Step 455: 340046 + 749 = 340795
Step 456: 340795 + 749 = 341544
Step 457: 341544 + 749 = 342293
Step 458: 342293 + 749 = 343042
Step 459: 343042 + 749 = 343791
Step 460: 343791 + 749 = 344540
Step 461: 344540 + 749 = 345289
Step 462: 345289 + 749 = 346038
Step 463: 346038 + 749 = 346787
Step 464: 346787 + 749 = 347536
Step 465: 347536 + 749 = 348285
Step 466: 348285 + 749 = 349034
Step 467: 349034 + 749 = 349783
Step 468: 349783 + 749 = 350532
Step 469: 350532 + 749 = 351281
Step 470: 351281 + 749 = 352030
Step 471: 352030 + 749 = 352779
Step 472: 352779 + 749 = 353528
Step 473: 353528 + 749 = 354277
Step 474: 354277 + 749 = 355026
Step 475: 355026 + 749 = 355775
Step 476: 355775 + 749 = 356524
Step 477: 356524 + 749 = 357273
Step 478: 357273 + 749 = 358022
Step 479: 358022 + 749 = 358771
Step 480: 358771 + 749 = 359520
Step 481: 359520 + 749 = 360269
Step 482: 360269 + 749 = 361018
Step 483: 361018 + 749 = 361767
Step 484: 361767 + 749 = 362516
Step 485: 362516 + 749 = 363265
Step 486: 363265 + 749 = 364014
Step 487: 364014 + 749 = 364763
Step 488: 364763 + 749 = 365512
Step 489: 365512 + 749 = 366261
Step 490: 366261 + 749 = 367010
Step 491: 367010 + 749 = 367759
Step 492: 367759 + 749 = 368508
Step 493: 368508 + 749 = 369257
Step 494: 369257 + 749 = 370006
Step 495: 370006 + 749 = 370755
Step 496: 370755 + 749 = 371504
Step 497: 371504 + 749 = 372253
Step 498: 372253 + 749 = 373002
Step 499: 373002 + 749 = 373751

So, 749*499 = 373751