Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 989. 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 989 and add it to itself 493 times.
Step 1: 0 + 989 = 989
Step 2: 989 + 989 = 1978
Step 3: 1978 + 989 = 2967
Step 4: 2967 + 989 = 3956
Step 5: 3956 + 989 = 4945
Step 6: 4945 + 989 = 5934
Step 7: 5934 + 989 = 6923
Step 8: 6923 + 989 = 7912
Step 9: 7912 + 989 = 8901
Step 10: 8901 + 989 = 9890
Step 11: 9890 + 989 = 10879
Step 12: 10879 + 989 = 11868
Step 13: 11868 + 989 = 12857
Step 14: 12857 + 989 = 13846
Step 15: 13846 + 989 = 14835
Step 16: 14835 + 989 = 15824
Step 17: 15824 + 989 = 16813
Step 18: 16813 + 989 = 17802
Step 19: 17802 + 989 = 18791
Step 20: 18791 + 989 = 19780
Step 21: 19780 + 989 = 20769
Step 22: 20769 + 989 = 21758
Step 23: 21758 + 989 = 22747
Step 24: 22747 + 989 = 23736
Step 25: 23736 + 989 = 24725
Step 26: 24725 + 989 = 25714
Step 27: 25714 + 989 = 26703
Step 28: 26703 + 989 = 27692
Step 29: 27692 + 989 = 28681
Step 30: 28681 + 989 = 29670
Step 31: 29670 + 989 = 30659
Step 32: 30659 + 989 = 31648
Step 33: 31648 + 989 = 32637
Step 34: 32637 + 989 = 33626
Step 35: 33626 + 989 = 34615
Step 36: 34615 + 989 = 35604
Step 37: 35604 + 989 = 36593
Step 38: 36593 + 989 = 37582
Step 39: 37582 + 989 = 38571
Step 40: 38571 + 989 = 39560
Step 41: 39560 + 989 = 40549
Step 42: 40549 + 989 = 41538
Step 43: 41538 + 989 = 42527
Step 44: 42527 + 989 = 43516
Step 45: 43516 + 989 = 44505
Step 46: 44505 + 989 = 45494
Step 47: 45494 + 989 = 46483
Step 48: 46483 + 989 = 47472
Step 49: 47472 + 989 = 48461
Step 50: 48461 + 989 = 49450
Step 51: 49450 + 989 = 50439
Step 52: 50439 + 989 = 51428
Step 53: 51428 + 989 = 52417
Step 54: 52417 + 989 = 53406
Step 55: 53406 + 989 = 54395
Step 56: 54395 + 989 = 55384
Step 57: 55384 + 989 = 56373
Step 58: 56373 + 989 = 57362
Step 59: 57362 + 989 = 58351
Step 60: 58351 + 989 = 59340
Step 61: 59340 + 989 = 60329
Step 62: 60329 + 989 = 61318
Step 63: 61318 + 989 = 62307
Step 64: 62307 + 989 = 63296
Step 65: 63296 + 989 = 64285
Step 66: 64285 + 989 = 65274
Step 67: 65274 + 989 = 66263
Step 68: 66263 + 989 = 67252
Step 69: 67252 + 989 = 68241
Step 70: 68241 + 989 = 69230
Step 71: 69230 + 989 = 70219
Step 72: 70219 + 989 = 71208
Step 73: 71208 + 989 = 72197
Step 74: 72197 + 989 = 73186
Step 75: 73186 + 989 = 74175
Step 76: 74175 + 989 = 75164
Step 77: 75164 + 989 = 76153
Step 78: 76153 + 989 = 77142
Step 79: 77142 + 989 = 78131
Step 80: 78131 + 989 = 79120
Step 81: 79120 + 989 = 80109
Step 82: 80109 + 989 = 81098
Step 83: 81098 + 989 = 82087
Step 84: 82087 + 989 = 83076
Step 85: 83076 + 989 = 84065
Step 86: 84065 + 989 = 85054
Step 87: 85054 + 989 = 86043
Step 88: 86043 + 989 = 87032
Step 89: 87032 + 989 = 88021
Step 90: 88021 + 989 = 89010
Step 91: 89010 + 989 = 89999
Step 92: 89999 + 989 = 90988
Step 93: 90988 + 989 = 91977
Step 94: 91977 + 989 = 92966
Step 95: 92966 + 989 = 93955
Step 96: 93955 + 989 = 94944
Step 97: 94944 + 989 = 95933
Step 98: 95933 + 989 = 96922
Step 99: 96922 + 989 = 97911
Step 100: 97911 + 989 = 98900
Step 101: 98900 + 989 = 99889
Step 102: 99889 + 989 = 100878
Step 103: 100878 + 989 = 101867
Step 104: 101867 + 989 = 102856
Step 105: 102856 + 989 = 103845
Step 106: 103845 + 989 = 104834
Step 107: 104834 + 989 = 105823
Step 108: 105823 + 989 = 106812
Step 109: 106812 + 989 = 107801
Step 110: 107801 + 989 = 108790
Step 111: 108790 + 989 = 109779
Step 112: 109779 + 989 = 110768
Step 113: 110768 + 989 = 111757
Step 114: 111757 + 989 = 112746
Step 115: 112746 + 989 = 113735
Step 116: 113735 + 989 = 114724
Step 117: 114724 + 989 = 115713
Step 118: 115713 + 989 = 116702
Step 119: 116702 + 989 = 117691
Step 120: 117691 + 989 = 118680
Step 121: 118680 + 989 = 119669
Step 122: 119669 + 989 = 120658
Step 123: 120658 + 989 = 121647
Step 124: 121647 + 989 = 122636
Step 125: 122636 + 989 = 123625
Step 126: 123625 + 989 = 124614
Step 127: 124614 + 989 = 125603
Step 128: 125603 + 989 = 126592
Step 129: 126592 + 989 = 127581
Step 130: 127581 + 989 = 128570
Step 131: 128570 + 989 = 129559
Step 132: 129559 + 989 = 130548
Step 133: 130548 + 989 = 131537
Step 134: 131537 + 989 = 132526
Step 135: 132526 + 989 = 133515
Step 136: 133515 + 989 = 134504
Step 137: 134504 + 989 = 135493
Step 138: 135493 + 989 = 136482
Step 139: 136482 + 989 = 137471
Step 140: 137471 + 989 = 138460
Step 141: 138460 + 989 = 139449
Step 142: 139449 + 989 = 140438
Step 143: 140438 + 989 = 141427
Step 144: 141427 + 989 = 142416
Step 145: 142416 + 989 = 143405
Step 146: 143405 + 989 = 144394
Step 147: 144394 + 989 = 145383
Step 148: 145383 + 989 = 146372
Step 149: 146372 + 989 = 147361
Step 150: 147361 + 989 = 148350
Step 151: 148350 + 989 = 149339
Step 152: 149339 + 989 = 150328
Step 153: 150328 + 989 = 151317
Step 154: 151317 + 989 = 152306
Step 155: 152306 + 989 = 153295
Step 156: 153295 + 989 = 154284
Step 157: 154284 + 989 = 155273
Step 158: 155273 + 989 = 156262
Step 159: 156262 + 989 = 157251
Step 160: 157251 + 989 = 158240
Step 161: 158240 + 989 = 159229
Step 162: 159229 + 989 = 160218
Step 163: 160218 + 989 = 161207
Step 164: 161207 + 989 = 162196
Step 165: 162196 + 989 = 163185
Step 166: 163185 + 989 = 164174
Step 167: 164174 + 989 = 165163
Step 168: 165163 + 989 = 166152
Step 169: 166152 + 989 = 167141
Step 170: 167141 + 989 = 168130
Step 171: 168130 + 989 = 169119
Step 172: 169119 + 989 = 170108
Step 173: 170108 + 989 = 171097
Step 174: 171097 + 989 = 172086
Step 175: 172086 + 989 = 173075
Step 176: 173075 + 989 = 174064
Step 177: 174064 + 989 = 175053
Step 178: 175053 + 989 = 176042
Step 179: 176042 + 989 = 177031
Step 180: 177031 + 989 = 178020
Step 181: 178020 + 989 = 179009
Step 182: 179009 + 989 = 179998
Step 183: 179998 + 989 = 180987
Step 184: 180987 + 989 = 181976
Step 185: 181976 + 989 = 182965
Step 186: 182965 + 989 = 183954
Step 187: 183954 + 989 = 184943
Step 188: 184943 + 989 = 185932
Step 189: 185932 + 989 = 186921
Step 190: 186921 + 989 = 187910
Step 191: 187910 + 989 = 188899
Step 192: 188899 + 989 = 189888
Step 193: 189888 + 989 = 190877
Step 194: 190877 + 989 = 191866
Step 195: 191866 + 989 = 192855
Step 196: 192855 + 989 = 193844
Step 197: 193844 + 989 = 194833
Step 198: 194833 + 989 = 195822
Step 199: 195822 + 989 = 196811
Step 200: 196811 + 989 = 197800
Step 201: 197800 + 989 = 198789
Step 202: 198789 + 989 = 199778
Step 203: 199778 + 989 = 200767
Step 204: 200767 + 989 = 201756
Step 205: 201756 + 989 = 202745
Step 206: 202745 + 989 = 203734
Step 207: 203734 + 989 = 204723
Step 208: 204723 + 989 = 205712
Step 209: 205712 + 989 = 206701
Step 210: 206701 + 989 = 207690
Step 211: 207690 + 989 = 208679
Step 212: 208679 + 989 = 209668
Step 213: 209668 + 989 = 210657
Step 214: 210657 + 989 = 211646
Step 215: 211646 + 989 = 212635
Step 216: 212635 + 989 = 213624
Step 217: 213624 + 989 = 214613
Step 218: 214613 + 989 = 215602
Step 219: 215602 + 989 = 216591
Step 220: 216591 + 989 = 217580
Step 221: 217580 + 989 = 218569
Step 222: 218569 + 989 = 219558
Step 223: 219558 + 989 = 220547
Step 224: 220547 + 989 = 221536
Step 225: 221536 + 989 = 222525
Step 226: 222525 + 989 = 223514
Step 227: 223514 + 989 = 224503
Step 228: 224503 + 989 = 225492
Step 229: 225492 + 989 = 226481
Step 230: 226481 + 989 = 227470
Step 231: 227470 + 989 = 228459
Step 232: 228459 + 989 = 229448
Step 233: 229448 + 989 = 230437
Step 234: 230437 + 989 = 231426
Step 235: 231426 + 989 = 232415
Step 236: 232415 + 989 = 233404
Step 237: 233404 + 989 = 234393
Step 238: 234393 + 989 = 235382
Step 239: 235382 + 989 = 236371
Step 240: 236371 + 989 = 237360
Step 241: 237360 + 989 = 238349
Step 242: 238349 + 989 = 239338
Step 243: 239338 + 989 = 240327
Step 244: 240327 + 989 = 241316
Step 245: 241316 + 989 = 242305
Step 246: 242305 + 989 = 243294
Step 247: 243294 + 989 = 244283
Step 248: 244283 + 989 = 245272
Step 249: 245272 + 989 = 246261
Step 250: 246261 + 989 = 247250
Step 251: 247250 + 989 = 248239
Step 252: 248239 + 989 = 249228
Step 253: 249228 + 989 = 250217
Step 254: 250217 + 989 = 251206
Step 255: 251206 + 989 = 252195
Step 256: 252195 + 989 = 253184
Step 257: 253184 + 989 = 254173
Step 258: 254173 + 989 = 255162
Step 259: 255162 + 989 = 256151
Step 260: 256151 + 989 = 257140
Step 261: 257140 + 989 = 258129
Step 262: 258129 + 989 = 259118
Step 263: 259118 + 989 = 260107
Step 264: 260107 + 989 = 261096
Step 265: 261096 + 989 = 262085
Step 266: 262085 + 989 = 263074
Step 267: 263074 + 989 = 264063
Step 268: 264063 + 989 = 265052
Step 269: 265052 + 989 = 266041
Step 270: 266041 + 989 = 267030
Step 271: 267030 + 989 = 268019
Step 272: 268019 + 989 = 269008
Step 273: 269008 + 989 = 269997
Step 274: 269997 + 989 = 270986
Step 275: 270986 + 989 = 271975
Step 276: 271975 + 989 = 272964
Step 277: 272964 + 989 = 273953
Step 278: 273953 + 989 = 274942
Step 279: 274942 + 989 = 275931
Step 280: 275931 + 989 = 276920
Step 281: 276920 + 989 = 277909
Step 282: 277909 + 989 = 278898
Step 283: 278898 + 989 = 279887
Step 284: 279887 + 989 = 280876
Step 285: 280876 + 989 = 281865
Step 286: 281865 + 989 = 282854
Step 287: 282854 + 989 = 283843
Step 288: 283843 + 989 = 284832
Step 289: 284832 + 989 = 285821
Step 290: 285821 + 989 = 286810
Step 291: 286810 + 989 = 287799
Step 292: 287799 + 989 = 288788
Step 293: 288788 + 989 = 289777
Step 294: 289777 + 989 = 290766
Step 295: 290766 + 989 = 291755
Step 296: 291755 + 989 = 292744
Step 297: 292744 + 989 = 293733
Step 298: 293733 + 989 = 294722
Step 299: 294722 + 989 = 295711
Step 300: 295711 + 989 = 296700
Step 301: 296700 + 989 = 297689
Step 302: 297689 + 989 = 298678
Step 303: 298678 + 989 = 299667
Step 304: 299667 + 989 = 300656
Step 305: 300656 + 989 = 301645
Step 306: 301645 + 989 = 302634
Step 307: 302634 + 989 = 303623
Step 308: 303623 + 989 = 304612
Step 309: 304612 + 989 = 305601
Step 310: 305601 + 989 = 306590
Step 311: 306590 + 989 = 307579
Step 312: 307579 + 989 = 308568
Step 313: 308568 + 989 = 309557
Step 314: 309557 + 989 = 310546
Step 315: 310546 + 989 = 311535
Step 316: 311535 + 989 = 312524
Step 317: 312524 + 989 = 313513
Step 318: 313513 + 989 = 314502
Step 319: 314502 + 989 = 315491
Step 320: 315491 + 989 = 316480
Step 321: 316480 + 989 = 317469
Step 322: 317469 + 989 = 318458
Step 323: 318458 + 989 = 319447
Step 324: 319447 + 989 = 320436
Step 325: 320436 + 989 = 321425
Step 326: 321425 + 989 = 322414
Step 327: 322414 + 989 = 323403
Step 328: 323403 + 989 = 324392
Step 329: 324392 + 989 = 325381
Step 330: 325381 + 989 = 326370
Step 331: 326370 + 989 = 327359
Step 332: 327359 + 989 = 328348
Step 333: 328348 + 989 = 329337
Step 334: 329337 + 989 = 330326
Step 335: 330326 + 989 = 331315
Step 336: 331315 + 989 = 332304
Step 337: 332304 + 989 = 333293
Step 338: 333293 + 989 = 334282
Step 339: 334282 + 989 = 335271
Step 340: 335271 + 989 = 336260
Step 341: 336260 + 989 = 337249
Step 342: 337249 + 989 = 338238
Step 343: 338238 + 989 = 339227
Step 344: 339227 + 989 = 340216
Step 345: 340216 + 989 = 341205
Step 346: 341205 + 989 = 342194
Step 347: 342194 + 989 = 343183
Step 348: 343183 + 989 = 344172
Step 349: 344172 + 989 = 345161
Step 350: 345161 + 989 = 346150
Step 351: 346150 + 989 = 347139
Step 352: 347139 + 989 = 348128
Step 353: 348128 + 989 = 349117
Step 354: 349117 + 989 = 350106
Step 355: 350106 + 989 = 351095
Step 356: 351095 + 989 = 352084
Step 357: 352084 + 989 = 353073
Step 358: 353073 + 989 = 354062
Step 359: 354062 + 989 = 355051
Step 360: 355051 + 989 = 356040
Step 361: 356040 + 989 = 357029
Step 362: 357029 + 989 = 358018
Step 363: 358018 + 989 = 359007
Step 364: 359007 + 989 = 359996
Step 365: 359996 + 989 = 360985
Step 366: 360985 + 989 = 361974
Step 367: 361974 + 989 = 362963
Step 368: 362963 + 989 = 363952
Step 369: 363952 + 989 = 364941
Step 370: 364941 + 989 = 365930
Step 371: 365930 + 989 = 366919
Step 372: 366919 + 989 = 367908
Step 373: 367908 + 989 = 368897
Step 374: 368897 + 989 = 369886
Step 375: 369886 + 989 = 370875
Step 376: 370875 + 989 = 371864
Step 377: 371864 + 989 = 372853
Step 378: 372853 + 989 = 373842
Step 379: 373842 + 989 = 374831
Step 380: 374831 + 989 = 375820
Step 381: 375820 + 989 = 376809
Step 382: 376809 + 989 = 377798
Step 383: 377798 + 989 = 378787
Step 384: 378787 + 989 = 379776
Step 385: 379776 + 989 = 380765
Step 386: 380765 + 989 = 381754
Step 387: 381754 + 989 = 382743
Step 388: 382743 + 989 = 383732
Step 389: 383732 + 989 = 384721
Step 390: 384721 + 989 = 385710
Step 391: 385710 + 989 = 386699
Step 392: 386699 + 989 = 387688
Step 393: 387688 + 989 = 388677
Step 394: 388677 + 989 = 389666
Step 395: 389666 + 989 = 390655
Step 396: 390655 + 989 = 391644
Step 397: 391644 + 989 = 392633
Step 398: 392633 + 989 = 393622
Step 399: 393622 + 989 = 394611
Step 400: 394611 + 989 = 395600
Step 401: 395600 + 989 = 396589
Step 402: 396589 + 989 = 397578
Step 403: 397578 + 989 = 398567
Step 404: 398567 + 989 = 399556
Step 405: 399556 + 989 = 400545
Step 406: 400545 + 989 = 401534
Step 407: 401534 + 989 = 402523
Step 408: 402523 + 989 = 403512
Step 409: 403512 + 989 = 404501
Step 410: 404501 + 989 = 405490
Step 411: 405490 + 989 = 406479
Step 412: 406479 + 989 = 407468
Step 413: 407468 + 989 = 408457
Step 414: 408457 + 989 = 409446
Step 415: 409446 + 989 = 410435
Step 416: 410435 + 989 = 411424
Step 417: 411424 + 989 = 412413
Step 418: 412413 + 989 = 413402
Step 419: 413402 + 989 = 414391
Step 420: 414391 + 989 = 415380
Step 421: 415380 + 989 = 416369
Step 422: 416369 + 989 = 417358
Step 423: 417358 + 989 = 418347
Step 424: 418347 + 989 = 419336
Step 425: 419336 + 989 = 420325
Step 426: 420325 + 989 = 421314
Step 427: 421314 + 989 = 422303
Step 428: 422303 + 989 = 423292
Step 429: 423292 + 989 = 424281
Step 430: 424281 + 989 = 425270
Step 431: 425270 + 989 = 426259
Step 432: 426259 + 989 = 427248
Step 433: 427248 + 989 = 428237
Step 434: 428237 + 989 = 429226
Step 435: 429226 + 989 = 430215
Step 436: 430215 + 989 = 431204
Step 437: 431204 + 989 = 432193
Step 438: 432193 + 989 = 433182
Step 439: 433182 + 989 = 434171
Step 440: 434171 + 989 = 435160
Step 441: 435160 + 989 = 436149
Step 442: 436149 + 989 = 437138
Step 443: 437138 + 989 = 438127
Step 444: 438127 + 989 = 439116
Step 445: 439116 + 989 = 440105
Step 446: 440105 + 989 = 441094
Step 447: 441094 + 989 = 442083
Step 448: 442083 + 989 = 443072
Step 449: 443072 + 989 = 444061
Step 450: 444061 + 989 = 445050
Step 451: 445050 + 989 = 446039
Step 452: 446039 + 989 = 447028
Step 453: 447028 + 989 = 448017
Step 454: 448017 + 989 = 449006
Step 455: 449006 + 989 = 449995
Step 456: 449995 + 989 = 450984
Step 457: 450984 + 989 = 451973
Step 458: 451973 + 989 = 452962
Step 459: 452962 + 989 = 453951
Step 460: 453951 + 989 = 454940
Step 461: 454940 + 989 = 455929
Step 462: 455929 + 989 = 456918
Step 463: 456918 + 989 = 457907
Step 464: 457907 + 989 = 458896
Step 465: 458896 + 989 = 459885
Step 466: 459885 + 989 = 460874
Step 467: 460874 + 989 = 461863
Step 468: 461863 + 989 = 462852
Step 469: 462852 + 989 = 463841
Step 470: 463841 + 989 = 464830
Step 471: 464830 + 989 = 465819
Step 472: 465819 + 989 = 466808
Step 473: 466808 + 989 = 467797
Step 474: 467797 + 989 = 468786
Step 475: 468786 + 989 = 469775
Step 476: 469775 + 989 = 470764
Step 477: 470764 + 989 = 471753
Step 478: 471753 + 989 = 472742
Step 479: 472742 + 989 = 473731
Step 480: 473731 + 989 = 474720
Step 481: 474720 + 989 = 475709
Step 482: 475709 + 989 = 476698
Step 483: 476698 + 989 = 477687
Step 484: 477687 + 989 = 478676
Step 485: 478676 + 989 = 479665
Step 486: 479665 + 989 = 480654
Step 487: 480654 + 989 = 481643
Step 488: 481643 + 989 = 482632
Step 489: 482632 + 989 = 483621
Step 490: 483621 + 989 = 484610
Step 491: 484610 + 989 = 485599
Step 492: 485599 + 989 = 486588
Step 493: 486588 + 989 = 487577

So, 989*493 = 487577