Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 542. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 459. So, we're going to take the number 542 and add it to itself 459 times.
Step 1: 0 + 542 = 542
Step 2: 542 + 542 = 1084
Step 3: 1084 + 542 = 1626
Step 4: 1626 + 542 = 2168
Step 5: 2168 + 542 = 2710
Step 6: 2710 + 542 = 3252
Step 7: 3252 + 542 = 3794
Step 8: 3794 + 542 = 4336
Step 9: 4336 + 542 = 4878
Step 10: 4878 + 542 = 5420
Step 11: 5420 + 542 = 5962
Step 12: 5962 + 542 = 6504
Step 13: 6504 + 542 = 7046
Step 14: 7046 + 542 = 7588
Step 15: 7588 + 542 = 8130
Step 16: 8130 + 542 = 8672
Step 17: 8672 + 542 = 9214
Step 18: 9214 + 542 = 9756
Step 19: 9756 + 542 = 10298
Step 20: 10298 + 542 = 10840
Step 21: 10840 + 542 = 11382
Step 22: 11382 + 542 = 11924
Step 23: 11924 + 542 = 12466
Step 24: 12466 + 542 = 13008
Step 25: 13008 + 542 = 13550
Step 26: 13550 + 542 = 14092
Step 27: 14092 + 542 = 14634
Step 28: 14634 + 542 = 15176
Step 29: 15176 + 542 = 15718
Step 30: 15718 + 542 = 16260
Step 31: 16260 + 542 = 16802
Step 32: 16802 + 542 = 17344
Step 33: 17344 + 542 = 17886
Step 34: 17886 + 542 = 18428
Step 35: 18428 + 542 = 18970
Step 36: 18970 + 542 = 19512
Step 37: 19512 + 542 = 20054
Step 38: 20054 + 542 = 20596
Step 39: 20596 + 542 = 21138
Step 40: 21138 + 542 = 21680
Step 41: 21680 + 542 = 22222
Step 42: 22222 + 542 = 22764
Step 43: 22764 + 542 = 23306
Step 44: 23306 + 542 = 23848
Step 45: 23848 + 542 = 24390
Step 46: 24390 + 542 = 24932
Step 47: 24932 + 542 = 25474
Step 48: 25474 + 542 = 26016
Step 49: 26016 + 542 = 26558
Step 50: 26558 + 542 = 27100
Step 51: 27100 + 542 = 27642
Step 52: 27642 + 542 = 28184
Step 53: 28184 + 542 = 28726
Step 54: 28726 + 542 = 29268
Step 55: 29268 + 542 = 29810
Step 56: 29810 + 542 = 30352
Step 57: 30352 + 542 = 30894
Step 58: 30894 + 542 = 31436
Step 59: 31436 + 542 = 31978
Step 60: 31978 + 542 = 32520
Step 61: 32520 + 542 = 33062
Step 62: 33062 + 542 = 33604
Step 63: 33604 + 542 = 34146
Step 64: 34146 + 542 = 34688
Step 65: 34688 + 542 = 35230
Step 66: 35230 + 542 = 35772
Step 67: 35772 + 542 = 36314
Step 68: 36314 + 542 = 36856
Step 69: 36856 + 542 = 37398
Step 70: 37398 + 542 = 37940
Step 71: 37940 + 542 = 38482
Step 72: 38482 + 542 = 39024
Step 73: 39024 + 542 = 39566
Step 74: 39566 + 542 = 40108
Step 75: 40108 + 542 = 40650
Step 76: 40650 + 542 = 41192
Step 77: 41192 + 542 = 41734
Step 78: 41734 + 542 = 42276
Step 79: 42276 + 542 = 42818
Step 80: 42818 + 542 = 43360
Step 81: 43360 + 542 = 43902
Step 82: 43902 + 542 = 44444
Step 83: 44444 + 542 = 44986
Step 84: 44986 + 542 = 45528
Step 85: 45528 + 542 = 46070
Step 86: 46070 + 542 = 46612
Step 87: 46612 + 542 = 47154
Step 88: 47154 + 542 = 47696
Step 89: 47696 + 542 = 48238
Step 90: 48238 + 542 = 48780
Step 91: 48780 + 542 = 49322
Step 92: 49322 + 542 = 49864
Step 93: 49864 + 542 = 50406
Step 94: 50406 + 542 = 50948
Step 95: 50948 + 542 = 51490
Step 96: 51490 + 542 = 52032
Step 97: 52032 + 542 = 52574
Step 98: 52574 + 542 = 53116
Step 99: 53116 + 542 = 53658
Step 100: 53658 + 542 = 54200
Step 101: 54200 + 542 = 54742
Step 102: 54742 + 542 = 55284
Step 103: 55284 + 542 = 55826
Step 104: 55826 + 542 = 56368
Step 105: 56368 + 542 = 56910
Step 106: 56910 + 542 = 57452
Step 107: 57452 + 542 = 57994
Step 108: 57994 + 542 = 58536
Step 109: 58536 + 542 = 59078
Step 110: 59078 + 542 = 59620
Step 111: 59620 + 542 = 60162
Step 112: 60162 + 542 = 60704
Step 113: 60704 + 542 = 61246
Step 114: 61246 + 542 = 61788
Step 115: 61788 + 542 = 62330
Step 116: 62330 + 542 = 62872
Step 117: 62872 + 542 = 63414
Step 118: 63414 + 542 = 63956
Step 119: 63956 + 542 = 64498
Step 120: 64498 + 542 = 65040
Step 121: 65040 + 542 = 65582
Step 122: 65582 + 542 = 66124
Step 123: 66124 + 542 = 66666
Step 124: 66666 + 542 = 67208
Step 125: 67208 + 542 = 67750
Step 126: 67750 + 542 = 68292
Step 127: 68292 + 542 = 68834
Step 128: 68834 + 542 = 69376
Step 129: 69376 + 542 = 69918
Step 130: 69918 + 542 = 70460
Step 131: 70460 + 542 = 71002
Step 132: 71002 + 542 = 71544
Step 133: 71544 + 542 = 72086
Step 134: 72086 + 542 = 72628
Step 135: 72628 + 542 = 73170
Step 136: 73170 + 542 = 73712
Step 137: 73712 + 542 = 74254
Step 138: 74254 + 542 = 74796
Step 139: 74796 + 542 = 75338
Step 140: 75338 + 542 = 75880
Step 141: 75880 + 542 = 76422
Step 142: 76422 + 542 = 76964
Step 143: 76964 + 542 = 77506
Step 144: 77506 + 542 = 78048
Step 145: 78048 + 542 = 78590
Step 146: 78590 + 542 = 79132
Step 147: 79132 + 542 = 79674
Step 148: 79674 + 542 = 80216
Step 149: 80216 + 542 = 80758
Step 150: 80758 + 542 = 81300
Step 151: 81300 + 542 = 81842
Step 152: 81842 + 542 = 82384
Step 153: 82384 + 542 = 82926
Step 154: 82926 + 542 = 83468
Step 155: 83468 + 542 = 84010
Step 156: 84010 + 542 = 84552
Step 157: 84552 + 542 = 85094
Step 158: 85094 + 542 = 85636
Step 159: 85636 + 542 = 86178
Step 160: 86178 + 542 = 86720
Step 161: 86720 + 542 = 87262
Step 162: 87262 + 542 = 87804
Step 163: 87804 + 542 = 88346
Step 164: 88346 + 542 = 88888
Step 165: 88888 + 542 = 89430
Step 166: 89430 + 542 = 89972
Step 167: 89972 + 542 = 90514
Step 168: 90514 + 542 = 91056
Step 169: 91056 + 542 = 91598
Step 170: 91598 + 542 = 92140
Step 171: 92140 + 542 = 92682
Step 172: 92682 + 542 = 93224
Step 173: 93224 + 542 = 93766
Step 174: 93766 + 542 = 94308
Step 175: 94308 + 542 = 94850
Step 176: 94850 + 542 = 95392
Step 177: 95392 + 542 = 95934
Step 178: 95934 + 542 = 96476
Step 179: 96476 + 542 = 97018
Step 180: 97018 + 542 = 97560
Step 181: 97560 + 542 = 98102
Step 182: 98102 + 542 = 98644
Step 183: 98644 + 542 = 99186
Step 184: 99186 + 542 = 99728
Step 185: 99728 + 542 = 100270
Step 186: 100270 + 542 = 100812
Step 187: 100812 + 542 = 101354
Step 188: 101354 + 542 = 101896
Step 189: 101896 + 542 = 102438
Step 190: 102438 + 542 = 102980
Step 191: 102980 + 542 = 103522
Step 192: 103522 + 542 = 104064
Step 193: 104064 + 542 = 104606
Step 194: 104606 + 542 = 105148
Step 195: 105148 + 542 = 105690
Step 196: 105690 + 542 = 106232
Step 197: 106232 + 542 = 106774
Step 198: 106774 + 542 = 107316
Step 199: 107316 + 542 = 107858
Step 200: 107858 + 542 = 108400
Step 201: 108400 + 542 = 108942
Step 202: 108942 + 542 = 109484
Step 203: 109484 + 542 = 110026
Step 204: 110026 + 542 = 110568
Step 205: 110568 + 542 = 111110
Step 206: 111110 + 542 = 111652
Step 207: 111652 + 542 = 112194
Step 208: 112194 + 542 = 112736
Step 209: 112736 + 542 = 113278
Step 210: 113278 + 542 = 113820
Step 211: 113820 + 542 = 114362
Step 212: 114362 + 542 = 114904
Step 213: 114904 + 542 = 115446
Step 214: 115446 + 542 = 115988
Step 215: 115988 + 542 = 116530
Step 216: 116530 + 542 = 117072
Step 217: 117072 + 542 = 117614
Step 218: 117614 + 542 = 118156
Step 219: 118156 + 542 = 118698
Step 220: 118698 + 542 = 119240
Step 221: 119240 + 542 = 119782
Step 222: 119782 + 542 = 120324
Step 223: 120324 + 542 = 120866
Step 224: 120866 + 542 = 121408
Step 225: 121408 + 542 = 121950
Step 226: 121950 + 542 = 122492
Step 227: 122492 + 542 = 123034
Step 228: 123034 + 542 = 123576
Step 229: 123576 + 542 = 124118
Step 230: 124118 + 542 = 124660
Step 231: 124660 + 542 = 125202
Step 232: 125202 + 542 = 125744
Step 233: 125744 + 542 = 126286
Step 234: 126286 + 542 = 126828
Step 235: 126828 + 542 = 127370
Step 236: 127370 + 542 = 127912
Step 237: 127912 + 542 = 128454
Step 238: 128454 + 542 = 128996
Step 239: 128996 + 542 = 129538
Step 240: 129538 + 542 = 130080
Step 241: 130080 + 542 = 130622
Step 242: 130622 + 542 = 131164
Step 243: 131164 + 542 = 131706
Step 244: 131706 + 542 = 132248
Step 245: 132248 + 542 = 132790
Step 246: 132790 + 542 = 133332
Step 247: 133332 + 542 = 133874
Step 248: 133874 + 542 = 134416
Step 249: 134416 + 542 = 134958
Step 250: 134958 + 542 = 135500
Step 251: 135500 + 542 = 136042
Step 252: 136042 + 542 = 136584
Step 253: 136584 + 542 = 137126
Step 254: 137126 + 542 = 137668
Step 255: 137668 + 542 = 138210
Step 256: 138210 + 542 = 138752
Step 257: 138752 + 542 = 139294
Step 258: 139294 + 542 = 139836
Step 259: 139836 + 542 = 140378
Step 260: 140378 + 542 = 140920
Step 261: 140920 + 542 = 141462
Step 262: 141462 + 542 = 142004
Step 263: 142004 + 542 = 142546
Step 264: 142546 + 542 = 143088
Step 265: 143088 + 542 = 143630
Step 266: 143630 + 542 = 144172
Step 267: 144172 + 542 = 144714
Step 268: 144714 + 542 = 145256
Step 269: 145256 + 542 = 145798
Step 270: 145798 + 542 = 146340
Step 271: 146340 + 542 = 146882
Step 272: 146882 + 542 = 147424
Step 273: 147424 + 542 = 147966
Step 274: 147966 + 542 = 148508
Step 275: 148508 + 542 = 149050
Step 276: 149050 + 542 = 149592
Step 277: 149592 + 542 = 150134
Step 278: 150134 + 542 = 150676
Step 279: 150676 + 542 = 151218
Step 280: 151218 + 542 = 151760
Step 281: 151760 + 542 = 152302
Step 282: 152302 + 542 = 152844
Step 283: 152844 + 542 = 153386
Step 284: 153386 + 542 = 153928
Step 285: 153928 + 542 = 154470
Step 286: 154470 + 542 = 155012
Step 287: 155012 + 542 = 155554
Step 288: 155554 + 542 = 156096
Step 289: 156096 + 542 = 156638
Step 290: 156638 + 542 = 157180
Step 291: 157180 + 542 = 157722
Step 292: 157722 + 542 = 158264
Step 293: 158264 + 542 = 158806
Step 294: 158806 + 542 = 159348
Step 295: 159348 + 542 = 159890
Step 296: 159890 + 542 = 160432
Step 297: 160432 + 542 = 160974
Step 298: 160974 + 542 = 161516
Step 299: 161516 + 542 = 162058
Step 300: 162058 + 542 = 162600
Step 301: 162600 + 542 = 163142
Step 302: 163142 + 542 = 163684
Step 303: 163684 + 542 = 164226
Step 304: 164226 + 542 = 164768
Step 305: 164768 + 542 = 165310
Step 306: 165310 + 542 = 165852
Step 307: 165852 + 542 = 166394
Step 308: 166394 + 542 = 166936
Step 309: 166936 + 542 = 167478
Step 310: 167478 + 542 = 168020
Step 311: 168020 + 542 = 168562
Step 312: 168562 + 542 = 169104
Step 313: 169104 + 542 = 169646
Step 314: 169646 + 542 = 170188
Step 315: 170188 + 542 = 170730
Step 316: 170730 + 542 = 171272
Step 317: 171272 + 542 = 171814
Step 318: 171814 + 542 = 172356
Step 319: 172356 + 542 = 172898
Step 320: 172898 + 542 = 173440
Step 321: 173440 + 542 = 173982
Step 322: 173982 + 542 = 174524
Step 323: 174524 + 542 = 175066
Step 324: 175066 + 542 = 175608
Step 325: 175608 + 542 = 176150
Step 326: 176150 + 542 = 176692
Step 327: 176692 + 542 = 177234
Step 328: 177234 + 542 = 177776
Step 329: 177776 + 542 = 178318
Step 330: 178318 + 542 = 178860
Step 331: 178860 + 542 = 179402
Step 332: 179402 + 542 = 179944
Step 333: 179944 + 542 = 180486
Step 334: 180486 + 542 = 181028
Step 335: 181028 + 542 = 181570
Step 336: 181570 + 542 = 182112
Step 337: 182112 + 542 = 182654
Step 338: 182654 + 542 = 183196
Step 339: 183196 + 542 = 183738
Step 340: 183738 + 542 = 184280
Step 341: 184280 + 542 = 184822
Step 342: 184822 + 542 = 185364
Step 343: 185364 + 542 = 185906
Step 344: 185906 + 542 = 186448
Step 345: 186448 + 542 = 186990
Step 346: 186990 + 542 = 187532
Step 347: 187532 + 542 = 188074
Step 348: 188074 + 542 = 188616
Step 349: 188616 + 542 = 189158
Step 350: 189158 + 542 = 189700
Step 351: 189700 + 542 = 190242
Step 352: 190242 + 542 = 190784
Step 353: 190784 + 542 = 191326
Step 354: 191326 + 542 = 191868
Step 355: 191868 + 542 = 192410
Step 356: 192410 + 542 = 192952
Step 357: 192952 + 542 = 193494
Step 358: 193494 + 542 = 194036
Step 359: 194036 + 542 = 194578
Step 360: 194578 + 542 = 195120
Step 361: 195120 + 542 = 195662
Step 362: 195662 + 542 = 196204
Step 363: 196204 + 542 = 196746
Step 364: 196746 + 542 = 197288
Step 365: 197288 + 542 = 197830
Step 366: 197830 + 542 = 198372
Step 367: 198372 + 542 = 198914
Step 368: 198914 + 542 = 199456
Step 369: 199456 + 542 = 199998
Step 370: 199998 + 542 = 200540
Step 371: 200540 + 542 = 201082
Step 372: 201082 + 542 = 201624
Step 373: 201624 + 542 = 202166
Step 374: 202166 + 542 = 202708
Step 375: 202708 + 542 = 203250
Step 376: 203250 + 542 = 203792
Step 377: 203792 + 542 = 204334
Step 378: 204334 + 542 = 204876
Step 379: 204876 + 542 = 205418
Step 380: 205418 + 542 = 205960
Step 381: 205960 + 542 = 206502
Step 382: 206502 + 542 = 207044
Step 383: 207044 + 542 = 207586
Step 384: 207586 + 542 = 208128
Step 385: 208128 + 542 = 208670
Step 386: 208670 + 542 = 209212
Step 387: 209212 + 542 = 209754
Step 388: 209754 + 542 = 210296
Step 389: 210296 + 542 = 210838
Step 390: 210838 + 542 = 211380
Step 391: 211380 + 542 = 211922
Step 392: 211922 + 542 = 212464
Step 393: 212464 + 542 = 213006
Step 394: 213006 + 542 = 213548
Step 395: 213548 + 542 = 214090
Step 396: 214090 + 542 = 214632
Step 397: 214632 + 542 = 215174
Step 398: 215174 + 542 = 215716
Step 399: 215716 + 542 = 216258
Step 400: 216258 + 542 = 216800
Step 401: 216800 + 542 = 217342
Step 402: 217342 + 542 = 217884
Step 403: 217884 + 542 = 218426
Step 404: 218426 + 542 = 218968
Step 405: 218968 + 542 = 219510
Step 406: 219510 + 542 = 220052
Step 407: 220052 + 542 = 220594
Step 408: 220594 + 542 = 221136
Step 409: 221136 + 542 = 221678
Step 410: 221678 + 542 = 222220
Step 411: 222220 + 542 = 222762
Step 412: 222762 + 542 = 223304
Step 413: 223304 + 542 = 223846
Step 414: 223846 + 542 = 224388
Step 415: 224388 + 542 = 224930
Step 416: 224930 + 542 = 225472
Step 417: 225472 + 542 = 226014
Step 418: 226014 + 542 = 226556
Step 419: 226556 + 542 = 227098
Step 420: 227098 + 542 = 227640
Step 421: 227640 + 542 = 228182
Step 422: 228182 + 542 = 228724
Step 423: 228724 + 542 = 229266
Step 424: 229266 + 542 = 229808
Step 425: 229808 + 542 = 230350
Step 426: 230350 + 542 = 230892
Step 427: 230892 + 542 = 231434
Step 428: 231434 + 542 = 231976
Step 429: 231976 + 542 = 232518
Step 430: 232518 + 542 = 233060
Step 431: 233060 + 542 = 233602
Step 432: 233602 + 542 = 234144
Step 433: 234144 + 542 = 234686
Step 434: 234686 + 542 = 235228
Step 435: 235228 + 542 = 235770
Step 436: 235770 + 542 = 236312
Step 437: 236312 + 542 = 236854
Step 438: 236854 + 542 = 237396
Step 439: 237396 + 542 = 237938
Step 440: 237938 + 542 = 238480
Step 441: 238480 + 542 = 239022
Step 442: 239022 + 542 = 239564
Step 443: 239564 + 542 = 240106
Step 444: 240106 + 542 = 240648
Step 445: 240648 + 542 = 241190
Step 446: 241190 + 542 = 241732
Step 447: 241732 + 542 = 242274
Step 448: 242274 + 542 = 242816
Step 449: 242816 + 542 = 243358
Step 450: 243358 + 542 = 243900
Step 451: 243900 + 542 = 244442
Step 452: 244442 + 542 = 244984
Step 453: 244984 + 542 = 245526
Step 454: 245526 + 542 = 246068
Step 455: 246068 + 542 = 246610
Step 456: 246610 + 542 = 247152
Step 457: 247152 + 542 = 247694
Step 458: 247694 + 542 = 248236
Step 459: 248236 + 542 = 248778

So, 542*459 = 248778