Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 273. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 496. So, we're going to take the number 273 and add it to itself 496 times.
Step 1: 0 + 273 = 273
Step 2: 273 + 273 = 546
Step 3: 546 + 273 = 819
Step 4: 819 + 273 = 1092
Step 5: 1092 + 273 = 1365
Step 6: 1365 + 273 = 1638
Step 7: 1638 + 273 = 1911
Step 8: 1911 + 273 = 2184
Step 9: 2184 + 273 = 2457
Step 10: 2457 + 273 = 2730
Step 11: 2730 + 273 = 3003
Step 12: 3003 + 273 = 3276
Step 13: 3276 + 273 = 3549
Step 14: 3549 + 273 = 3822
Step 15: 3822 + 273 = 4095
Step 16: 4095 + 273 = 4368
Step 17: 4368 + 273 = 4641
Step 18: 4641 + 273 = 4914
Step 19: 4914 + 273 = 5187
Step 20: 5187 + 273 = 5460
Step 21: 5460 + 273 = 5733
Step 22: 5733 + 273 = 6006
Step 23: 6006 + 273 = 6279
Step 24: 6279 + 273 = 6552
Step 25: 6552 + 273 = 6825
Step 26: 6825 + 273 = 7098
Step 27: 7098 + 273 = 7371
Step 28: 7371 + 273 = 7644
Step 29: 7644 + 273 = 7917
Step 30: 7917 + 273 = 8190
Step 31: 8190 + 273 = 8463
Step 32: 8463 + 273 = 8736
Step 33: 8736 + 273 = 9009
Step 34: 9009 + 273 = 9282
Step 35: 9282 + 273 = 9555
Step 36: 9555 + 273 = 9828
Step 37: 9828 + 273 = 10101
Step 38: 10101 + 273 = 10374
Step 39: 10374 + 273 = 10647
Step 40: 10647 + 273 = 10920
Step 41: 10920 + 273 = 11193
Step 42: 11193 + 273 = 11466
Step 43: 11466 + 273 = 11739
Step 44: 11739 + 273 = 12012
Step 45: 12012 + 273 = 12285
Step 46: 12285 + 273 = 12558
Step 47: 12558 + 273 = 12831
Step 48: 12831 + 273 = 13104
Step 49: 13104 + 273 = 13377
Step 50: 13377 + 273 = 13650
Step 51: 13650 + 273 = 13923
Step 52: 13923 + 273 = 14196
Step 53: 14196 + 273 = 14469
Step 54: 14469 + 273 = 14742
Step 55: 14742 + 273 = 15015
Step 56: 15015 + 273 = 15288
Step 57: 15288 + 273 = 15561
Step 58: 15561 + 273 = 15834
Step 59: 15834 + 273 = 16107
Step 60: 16107 + 273 = 16380
Step 61: 16380 + 273 = 16653
Step 62: 16653 + 273 = 16926
Step 63: 16926 + 273 = 17199
Step 64: 17199 + 273 = 17472
Step 65: 17472 + 273 = 17745
Step 66: 17745 + 273 = 18018
Step 67: 18018 + 273 = 18291
Step 68: 18291 + 273 = 18564
Step 69: 18564 + 273 = 18837
Step 70: 18837 + 273 = 19110
Step 71: 19110 + 273 = 19383
Step 72: 19383 + 273 = 19656
Step 73: 19656 + 273 = 19929
Step 74: 19929 + 273 = 20202
Step 75: 20202 + 273 = 20475
Step 76: 20475 + 273 = 20748
Step 77: 20748 + 273 = 21021
Step 78: 21021 + 273 = 21294
Step 79: 21294 + 273 = 21567
Step 80: 21567 + 273 = 21840
Step 81: 21840 + 273 = 22113
Step 82: 22113 + 273 = 22386
Step 83: 22386 + 273 = 22659
Step 84: 22659 + 273 = 22932
Step 85: 22932 + 273 = 23205
Step 86: 23205 + 273 = 23478
Step 87: 23478 + 273 = 23751
Step 88: 23751 + 273 = 24024
Step 89: 24024 + 273 = 24297
Step 90: 24297 + 273 = 24570
Step 91: 24570 + 273 = 24843
Step 92: 24843 + 273 = 25116
Step 93: 25116 + 273 = 25389
Step 94: 25389 + 273 = 25662
Step 95: 25662 + 273 = 25935
Step 96: 25935 + 273 = 26208
Step 97: 26208 + 273 = 26481
Step 98: 26481 + 273 = 26754
Step 99: 26754 + 273 = 27027
Step 100: 27027 + 273 = 27300
Step 101: 27300 + 273 = 27573
Step 102: 27573 + 273 = 27846
Step 103: 27846 + 273 = 28119
Step 104: 28119 + 273 = 28392
Step 105: 28392 + 273 = 28665
Step 106: 28665 + 273 = 28938
Step 107: 28938 + 273 = 29211
Step 108: 29211 + 273 = 29484
Step 109: 29484 + 273 = 29757
Step 110: 29757 + 273 = 30030
Step 111: 30030 + 273 = 30303
Step 112: 30303 + 273 = 30576
Step 113: 30576 + 273 = 30849
Step 114: 30849 + 273 = 31122
Step 115: 31122 + 273 = 31395
Step 116: 31395 + 273 = 31668
Step 117: 31668 + 273 = 31941
Step 118: 31941 + 273 = 32214
Step 119: 32214 + 273 = 32487
Step 120: 32487 + 273 = 32760
Step 121: 32760 + 273 = 33033
Step 122: 33033 + 273 = 33306
Step 123: 33306 + 273 = 33579
Step 124: 33579 + 273 = 33852
Step 125: 33852 + 273 = 34125
Step 126: 34125 + 273 = 34398
Step 127: 34398 + 273 = 34671
Step 128: 34671 + 273 = 34944
Step 129: 34944 + 273 = 35217
Step 130: 35217 + 273 = 35490
Step 131: 35490 + 273 = 35763
Step 132: 35763 + 273 = 36036
Step 133: 36036 + 273 = 36309
Step 134: 36309 + 273 = 36582
Step 135: 36582 + 273 = 36855
Step 136: 36855 + 273 = 37128
Step 137: 37128 + 273 = 37401
Step 138: 37401 + 273 = 37674
Step 139: 37674 + 273 = 37947
Step 140: 37947 + 273 = 38220
Step 141: 38220 + 273 = 38493
Step 142: 38493 + 273 = 38766
Step 143: 38766 + 273 = 39039
Step 144: 39039 + 273 = 39312
Step 145: 39312 + 273 = 39585
Step 146: 39585 + 273 = 39858
Step 147: 39858 + 273 = 40131
Step 148: 40131 + 273 = 40404
Step 149: 40404 + 273 = 40677
Step 150: 40677 + 273 = 40950
Step 151: 40950 + 273 = 41223
Step 152: 41223 + 273 = 41496
Step 153: 41496 + 273 = 41769
Step 154: 41769 + 273 = 42042
Step 155: 42042 + 273 = 42315
Step 156: 42315 + 273 = 42588
Step 157: 42588 + 273 = 42861
Step 158: 42861 + 273 = 43134
Step 159: 43134 + 273 = 43407
Step 160: 43407 + 273 = 43680
Step 161: 43680 + 273 = 43953
Step 162: 43953 + 273 = 44226
Step 163: 44226 + 273 = 44499
Step 164: 44499 + 273 = 44772
Step 165: 44772 + 273 = 45045
Step 166: 45045 + 273 = 45318
Step 167: 45318 + 273 = 45591
Step 168: 45591 + 273 = 45864
Step 169: 45864 + 273 = 46137
Step 170: 46137 + 273 = 46410
Step 171: 46410 + 273 = 46683
Step 172: 46683 + 273 = 46956
Step 173: 46956 + 273 = 47229
Step 174: 47229 + 273 = 47502
Step 175: 47502 + 273 = 47775
Step 176: 47775 + 273 = 48048
Step 177: 48048 + 273 = 48321
Step 178: 48321 + 273 = 48594
Step 179: 48594 + 273 = 48867
Step 180: 48867 + 273 = 49140
Step 181: 49140 + 273 = 49413
Step 182: 49413 + 273 = 49686
Step 183: 49686 + 273 = 49959
Step 184: 49959 + 273 = 50232
Step 185: 50232 + 273 = 50505
Step 186: 50505 + 273 = 50778
Step 187: 50778 + 273 = 51051
Step 188: 51051 + 273 = 51324
Step 189: 51324 + 273 = 51597
Step 190: 51597 + 273 = 51870
Step 191: 51870 + 273 = 52143
Step 192: 52143 + 273 = 52416
Step 193: 52416 + 273 = 52689
Step 194: 52689 + 273 = 52962
Step 195: 52962 + 273 = 53235
Step 196: 53235 + 273 = 53508
Step 197: 53508 + 273 = 53781
Step 198: 53781 + 273 = 54054
Step 199: 54054 + 273 = 54327
Step 200: 54327 + 273 = 54600
Step 201: 54600 + 273 = 54873
Step 202: 54873 + 273 = 55146
Step 203: 55146 + 273 = 55419
Step 204: 55419 + 273 = 55692
Step 205: 55692 + 273 = 55965
Step 206: 55965 + 273 = 56238
Step 207: 56238 + 273 = 56511
Step 208: 56511 + 273 = 56784
Step 209: 56784 + 273 = 57057
Step 210: 57057 + 273 = 57330
Step 211: 57330 + 273 = 57603
Step 212: 57603 + 273 = 57876
Step 213: 57876 + 273 = 58149
Step 214: 58149 + 273 = 58422
Step 215: 58422 + 273 = 58695
Step 216: 58695 + 273 = 58968
Step 217: 58968 + 273 = 59241
Step 218: 59241 + 273 = 59514
Step 219: 59514 + 273 = 59787
Step 220: 59787 + 273 = 60060
Step 221: 60060 + 273 = 60333
Step 222: 60333 + 273 = 60606
Step 223: 60606 + 273 = 60879
Step 224: 60879 + 273 = 61152
Step 225: 61152 + 273 = 61425
Step 226: 61425 + 273 = 61698
Step 227: 61698 + 273 = 61971
Step 228: 61971 + 273 = 62244
Step 229: 62244 + 273 = 62517
Step 230: 62517 + 273 = 62790
Step 231: 62790 + 273 = 63063
Step 232: 63063 + 273 = 63336
Step 233: 63336 + 273 = 63609
Step 234: 63609 + 273 = 63882
Step 235: 63882 + 273 = 64155
Step 236: 64155 + 273 = 64428
Step 237: 64428 + 273 = 64701
Step 238: 64701 + 273 = 64974
Step 239: 64974 + 273 = 65247
Step 240: 65247 + 273 = 65520
Step 241: 65520 + 273 = 65793
Step 242: 65793 + 273 = 66066
Step 243: 66066 + 273 = 66339
Step 244: 66339 + 273 = 66612
Step 245: 66612 + 273 = 66885
Step 246: 66885 + 273 = 67158
Step 247: 67158 + 273 = 67431
Step 248: 67431 + 273 = 67704
Step 249: 67704 + 273 = 67977
Step 250: 67977 + 273 = 68250
Step 251: 68250 + 273 = 68523
Step 252: 68523 + 273 = 68796
Step 253: 68796 + 273 = 69069
Step 254: 69069 + 273 = 69342
Step 255: 69342 + 273 = 69615
Step 256: 69615 + 273 = 69888
Step 257: 69888 + 273 = 70161
Step 258: 70161 + 273 = 70434
Step 259: 70434 + 273 = 70707
Step 260: 70707 + 273 = 70980
Step 261: 70980 + 273 = 71253
Step 262: 71253 + 273 = 71526
Step 263: 71526 + 273 = 71799
Step 264: 71799 + 273 = 72072
Step 265: 72072 + 273 = 72345
Step 266: 72345 + 273 = 72618
Step 267: 72618 + 273 = 72891
Step 268: 72891 + 273 = 73164
Step 269: 73164 + 273 = 73437
Step 270: 73437 + 273 = 73710
Step 271: 73710 + 273 = 73983
Step 272: 73983 + 273 = 74256
Step 273: 74256 + 273 = 74529
Step 274: 74529 + 273 = 74802
Step 275: 74802 + 273 = 75075
Step 276: 75075 + 273 = 75348
Step 277: 75348 + 273 = 75621
Step 278: 75621 + 273 = 75894
Step 279: 75894 + 273 = 76167
Step 280: 76167 + 273 = 76440
Step 281: 76440 + 273 = 76713
Step 282: 76713 + 273 = 76986
Step 283: 76986 + 273 = 77259
Step 284: 77259 + 273 = 77532
Step 285: 77532 + 273 = 77805
Step 286: 77805 + 273 = 78078
Step 287: 78078 + 273 = 78351
Step 288: 78351 + 273 = 78624
Step 289: 78624 + 273 = 78897
Step 290: 78897 + 273 = 79170
Step 291: 79170 + 273 = 79443
Step 292: 79443 + 273 = 79716
Step 293: 79716 + 273 = 79989
Step 294: 79989 + 273 = 80262
Step 295: 80262 + 273 = 80535
Step 296: 80535 + 273 = 80808
Step 297: 80808 + 273 = 81081
Step 298: 81081 + 273 = 81354
Step 299: 81354 + 273 = 81627
Step 300: 81627 + 273 = 81900
Step 301: 81900 + 273 = 82173
Step 302: 82173 + 273 = 82446
Step 303: 82446 + 273 = 82719
Step 304: 82719 + 273 = 82992
Step 305: 82992 + 273 = 83265
Step 306: 83265 + 273 = 83538
Step 307: 83538 + 273 = 83811
Step 308: 83811 + 273 = 84084
Step 309: 84084 + 273 = 84357
Step 310: 84357 + 273 = 84630
Step 311: 84630 + 273 = 84903
Step 312: 84903 + 273 = 85176
Step 313: 85176 + 273 = 85449
Step 314: 85449 + 273 = 85722
Step 315: 85722 + 273 = 85995
Step 316: 85995 + 273 = 86268
Step 317: 86268 + 273 = 86541
Step 318: 86541 + 273 = 86814
Step 319: 86814 + 273 = 87087
Step 320: 87087 + 273 = 87360
Step 321: 87360 + 273 = 87633
Step 322: 87633 + 273 = 87906
Step 323: 87906 + 273 = 88179
Step 324: 88179 + 273 = 88452
Step 325: 88452 + 273 = 88725
Step 326: 88725 + 273 = 88998
Step 327: 88998 + 273 = 89271
Step 328: 89271 + 273 = 89544
Step 329: 89544 + 273 = 89817
Step 330: 89817 + 273 = 90090
Step 331: 90090 + 273 = 90363
Step 332: 90363 + 273 = 90636
Step 333: 90636 + 273 = 90909
Step 334: 90909 + 273 = 91182
Step 335: 91182 + 273 = 91455
Step 336: 91455 + 273 = 91728
Step 337: 91728 + 273 = 92001
Step 338: 92001 + 273 = 92274
Step 339: 92274 + 273 = 92547
Step 340: 92547 + 273 = 92820
Step 341: 92820 + 273 = 93093
Step 342: 93093 + 273 = 93366
Step 343: 93366 + 273 = 93639
Step 344: 93639 + 273 = 93912
Step 345: 93912 + 273 = 94185
Step 346: 94185 + 273 = 94458
Step 347: 94458 + 273 = 94731
Step 348: 94731 + 273 = 95004
Step 349: 95004 + 273 = 95277
Step 350: 95277 + 273 = 95550
Step 351: 95550 + 273 = 95823
Step 352: 95823 + 273 = 96096
Step 353: 96096 + 273 = 96369
Step 354: 96369 + 273 = 96642
Step 355: 96642 + 273 = 96915
Step 356: 96915 + 273 = 97188
Step 357: 97188 + 273 = 97461
Step 358: 97461 + 273 = 97734
Step 359: 97734 + 273 = 98007
Step 360: 98007 + 273 = 98280
Step 361: 98280 + 273 = 98553
Step 362: 98553 + 273 = 98826
Step 363: 98826 + 273 = 99099
Step 364: 99099 + 273 = 99372
Step 365: 99372 + 273 = 99645
Step 366: 99645 + 273 = 99918
Step 367: 99918 + 273 = 100191
Step 368: 100191 + 273 = 100464
Step 369: 100464 + 273 = 100737
Step 370: 100737 + 273 = 101010
Step 371: 101010 + 273 = 101283
Step 372: 101283 + 273 = 101556
Step 373: 101556 + 273 = 101829
Step 374: 101829 + 273 = 102102
Step 375: 102102 + 273 = 102375
Step 376: 102375 + 273 = 102648
Step 377: 102648 + 273 = 102921
Step 378: 102921 + 273 = 103194
Step 379: 103194 + 273 = 103467
Step 380: 103467 + 273 = 103740
Step 381: 103740 + 273 = 104013
Step 382: 104013 + 273 = 104286
Step 383: 104286 + 273 = 104559
Step 384: 104559 + 273 = 104832
Step 385: 104832 + 273 = 105105
Step 386: 105105 + 273 = 105378
Step 387: 105378 + 273 = 105651
Step 388: 105651 + 273 = 105924
Step 389: 105924 + 273 = 106197
Step 390: 106197 + 273 = 106470
Step 391: 106470 + 273 = 106743
Step 392: 106743 + 273 = 107016
Step 393: 107016 + 273 = 107289
Step 394: 107289 + 273 = 107562
Step 395: 107562 + 273 = 107835
Step 396: 107835 + 273 = 108108
Step 397: 108108 + 273 = 108381
Step 398: 108381 + 273 = 108654
Step 399: 108654 + 273 = 108927
Step 400: 108927 + 273 = 109200
Step 401: 109200 + 273 = 109473
Step 402: 109473 + 273 = 109746
Step 403: 109746 + 273 = 110019
Step 404: 110019 + 273 = 110292
Step 405: 110292 + 273 = 110565
Step 406: 110565 + 273 = 110838
Step 407: 110838 + 273 = 111111
Step 408: 111111 + 273 = 111384
Step 409: 111384 + 273 = 111657
Step 410: 111657 + 273 = 111930
Step 411: 111930 + 273 = 112203
Step 412: 112203 + 273 = 112476
Step 413: 112476 + 273 = 112749
Step 414: 112749 + 273 = 113022
Step 415: 113022 + 273 = 113295
Step 416: 113295 + 273 = 113568
Step 417: 113568 + 273 = 113841
Step 418: 113841 + 273 = 114114
Step 419: 114114 + 273 = 114387
Step 420: 114387 + 273 = 114660
Step 421: 114660 + 273 = 114933
Step 422: 114933 + 273 = 115206
Step 423: 115206 + 273 = 115479
Step 424: 115479 + 273 = 115752
Step 425: 115752 + 273 = 116025
Step 426: 116025 + 273 = 116298
Step 427: 116298 + 273 = 116571
Step 428: 116571 + 273 = 116844
Step 429: 116844 + 273 = 117117
Step 430: 117117 + 273 = 117390
Step 431: 117390 + 273 = 117663
Step 432: 117663 + 273 = 117936
Step 433: 117936 + 273 = 118209
Step 434: 118209 + 273 = 118482
Step 435: 118482 + 273 = 118755
Step 436: 118755 + 273 = 119028
Step 437: 119028 + 273 = 119301
Step 438: 119301 + 273 = 119574
Step 439: 119574 + 273 = 119847
Step 440: 119847 + 273 = 120120
Step 441: 120120 + 273 = 120393
Step 442: 120393 + 273 = 120666
Step 443: 120666 + 273 = 120939
Step 444: 120939 + 273 = 121212
Step 445: 121212 + 273 = 121485
Step 446: 121485 + 273 = 121758
Step 447: 121758 + 273 = 122031
Step 448: 122031 + 273 = 122304
Step 449: 122304 + 273 = 122577
Step 450: 122577 + 273 = 122850
Step 451: 122850 + 273 = 123123
Step 452: 123123 + 273 = 123396
Step 453: 123396 + 273 = 123669
Step 454: 123669 + 273 = 123942
Step 455: 123942 + 273 = 124215
Step 456: 124215 + 273 = 124488
Step 457: 124488 + 273 = 124761
Step 458: 124761 + 273 = 125034
Step 459: 125034 + 273 = 125307
Step 460: 125307 + 273 = 125580
Step 461: 125580 + 273 = 125853
Step 462: 125853 + 273 = 126126
Step 463: 126126 + 273 = 126399
Step 464: 126399 + 273 = 126672
Step 465: 126672 + 273 = 126945
Step 466: 126945 + 273 = 127218
Step 467: 127218 + 273 = 127491
Step 468: 127491 + 273 = 127764
Step 469: 127764 + 273 = 128037
Step 470: 128037 + 273 = 128310
Step 471: 128310 + 273 = 128583
Step 472: 128583 + 273 = 128856
Step 473: 128856 + 273 = 129129
Step 474: 129129 + 273 = 129402
Step 475: 129402 + 273 = 129675
Step 476: 129675 + 273 = 129948
Step 477: 129948 + 273 = 130221
Step 478: 130221 + 273 = 130494
Step 479: 130494 + 273 = 130767
Step 480: 130767 + 273 = 131040
Step 481: 131040 + 273 = 131313
Step 482: 131313 + 273 = 131586
Step 483: 131586 + 273 = 131859
Step 484: 131859 + 273 = 132132
Step 485: 132132 + 273 = 132405
Step 486: 132405 + 273 = 132678
Step 487: 132678 + 273 = 132951
Step 488: 132951 + 273 = 133224
Step 489: 133224 + 273 = 133497
Step 490: 133497 + 273 = 133770
Step 491: 133770 + 273 = 134043
Step 492: 134043 + 273 = 134316
Step 493: 134316 + 273 = 134589
Step 494: 134589 + 273 = 134862
Step 495: 134862 + 273 = 135135
Step 496: 135135 + 273 = 135408

So, 273*496 = 135408