Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 254. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 309. So, we're going to take the number 254 and add it to itself 309 times.
Step 1: 0 + 254 = 254
Step 2: 254 + 254 = 508
Step 3: 508 + 254 = 762
Step 4: 762 + 254 = 1016
Step 5: 1016 + 254 = 1270
Step 6: 1270 + 254 = 1524
Step 7: 1524 + 254 = 1778
Step 8: 1778 + 254 = 2032
Step 9: 2032 + 254 = 2286
Step 10: 2286 + 254 = 2540
Step 11: 2540 + 254 = 2794
Step 12: 2794 + 254 = 3048
Step 13: 3048 + 254 = 3302
Step 14: 3302 + 254 = 3556
Step 15: 3556 + 254 = 3810
Step 16: 3810 + 254 = 4064
Step 17: 4064 + 254 = 4318
Step 18: 4318 + 254 = 4572
Step 19: 4572 + 254 = 4826
Step 20: 4826 + 254 = 5080
Step 21: 5080 + 254 = 5334
Step 22: 5334 + 254 = 5588
Step 23: 5588 + 254 = 5842
Step 24: 5842 + 254 = 6096
Step 25: 6096 + 254 = 6350
Step 26: 6350 + 254 = 6604
Step 27: 6604 + 254 = 6858
Step 28: 6858 + 254 = 7112
Step 29: 7112 + 254 = 7366
Step 30: 7366 + 254 = 7620
Step 31: 7620 + 254 = 7874
Step 32: 7874 + 254 = 8128
Step 33: 8128 + 254 = 8382
Step 34: 8382 + 254 = 8636
Step 35: 8636 + 254 = 8890
Step 36: 8890 + 254 = 9144
Step 37: 9144 + 254 = 9398
Step 38: 9398 + 254 = 9652
Step 39: 9652 + 254 = 9906
Step 40: 9906 + 254 = 10160
Step 41: 10160 + 254 = 10414
Step 42: 10414 + 254 = 10668
Step 43: 10668 + 254 = 10922
Step 44: 10922 + 254 = 11176
Step 45: 11176 + 254 = 11430
Step 46: 11430 + 254 = 11684
Step 47: 11684 + 254 = 11938
Step 48: 11938 + 254 = 12192
Step 49: 12192 + 254 = 12446
Step 50: 12446 + 254 = 12700
Step 51: 12700 + 254 = 12954
Step 52: 12954 + 254 = 13208
Step 53: 13208 + 254 = 13462
Step 54: 13462 + 254 = 13716
Step 55: 13716 + 254 = 13970
Step 56: 13970 + 254 = 14224
Step 57: 14224 + 254 = 14478
Step 58: 14478 + 254 = 14732
Step 59: 14732 + 254 = 14986
Step 60: 14986 + 254 = 15240
Step 61: 15240 + 254 = 15494
Step 62: 15494 + 254 = 15748
Step 63: 15748 + 254 = 16002
Step 64: 16002 + 254 = 16256
Step 65: 16256 + 254 = 16510
Step 66: 16510 + 254 = 16764
Step 67: 16764 + 254 = 17018
Step 68: 17018 + 254 = 17272
Step 69: 17272 + 254 = 17526
Step 70: 17526 + 254 = 17780
Step 71: 17780 + 254 = 18034
Step 72: 18034 + 254 = 18288
Step 73: 18288 + 254 = 18542
Step 74: 18542 + 254 = 18796
Step 75: 18796 + 254 = 19050
Step 76: 19050 + 254 = 19304
Step 77: 19304 + 254 = 19558
Step 78: 19558 + 254 = 19812
Step 79: 19812 + 254 = 20066
Step 80: 20066 + 254 = 20320
Step 81: 20320 + 254 = 20574
Step 82: 20574 + 254 = 20828
Step 83: 20828 + 254 = 21082
Step 84: 21082 + 254 = 21336
Step 85: 21336 + 254 = 21590
Step 86: 21590 + 254 = 21844
Step 87: 21844 + 254 = 22098
Step 88: 22098 + 254 = 22352
Step 89: 22352 + 254 = 22606
Step 90: 22606 + 254 = 22860
Step 91: 22860 + 254 = 23114
Step 92: 23114 + 254 = 23368
Step 93: 23368 + 254 = 23622
Step 94: 23622 + 254 = 23876
Step 95: 23876 + 254 = 24130
Step 96: 24130 + 254 = 24384
Step 97: 24384 + 254 = 24638
Step 98: 24638 + 254 = 24892
Step 99: 24892 + 254 = 25146
Step 100: 25146 + 254 = 25400
Step 101: 25400 + 254 = 25654
Step 102: 25654 + 254 = 25908
Step 103: 25908 + 254 = 26162
Step 104: 26162 + 254 = 26416
Step 105: 26416 + 254 = 26670
Step 106: 26670 + 254 = 26924
Step 107: 26924 + 254 = 27178
Step 108: 27178 + 254 = 27432
Step 109: 27432 + 254 = 27686
Step 110: 27686 + 254 = 27940
Step 111: 27940 + 254 = 28194
Step 112: 28194 + 254 = 28448
Step 113: 28448 + 254 = 28702
Step 114: 28702 + 254 = 28956
Step 115: 28956 + 254 = 29210
Step 116: 29210 + 254 = 29464
Step 117: 29464 + 254 = 29718
Step 118: 29718 + 254 = 29972
Step 119: 29972 + 254 = 30226
Step 120: 30226 + 254 = 30480
Step 121: 30480 + 254 = 30734
Step 122: 30734 + 254 = 30988
Step 123: 30988 + 254 = 31242
Step 124: 31242 + 254 = 31496
Step 125: 31496 + 254 = 31750
Step 126: 31750 + 254 = 32004
Step 127: 32004 + 254 = 32258
Step 128: 32258 + 254 = 32512
Step 129: 32512 + 254 = 32766
Step 130: 32766 + 254 = 33020
Step 131: 33020 + 254 = 33274
Step 132: 33274 + 254 = 33528
Step 133: 33528 + 254 = 33782
Step 134: 33782 + 254 = 34036
Step 135: 34036 + 254 = 34290
Step 136: 34290 + 254 = 34544
Step 137: 34544 + 254 = 34798
Step 138: 34798 + 254 = 35052
Step 139: 35052 + 254 = 35306
Step 140: 35306 + 254 = 35560
Step 141: 35560 + 254 = 35814
Step 142: 35814 + 254 = 36068
Step 143: 36068 + 254 = 36322
Step 144: 36322 + 254 = 36576
Step 145: 36576 + 254 = 36830
Step 146: 36830 + 254 = 37084
Step 147: 37084 + 254 = 37338
Step 148: 37338 + 254 = 37592
Step 149: 37592 + 254 = 37846
Step 150: 37846 + 254 = 38100
Step 151: 38100 + 254 = 38354
Step 152: 38354 + 254 = 38608
Step 153: 38608 + 254 = 38862
Step 154: 38862 + 254 = 39116
Step 155: 39116 + 254 = 39370
Step 156: 39370 + 254 = 39624
Step 157: 39624 + 254 = 39878
Step 158: 39878 + 254 = 40132
Step 159: 40132 + 254 = 40386
Step 160: 40386 + 254 = 40640
Step 161: 40640 + 254 = 40894
Step 162: 40894 + 254 = 41148
Step 163: 41148 + 254 = 41402
Step 164: 41402 + 254 = 41656
Step 165: 41656 + 254 = 41910
Step 166: 41910 + 254 = 42164
Step 167: 42164 + 254 = 42418
Step 168: 42418 + 254 = 42672
Step 169: 42672 + 254 = 42926
Step 170: 42926 + 254 = 43180
Step 171: 43180 + 254 = 43434
Step 172: 43434 + 254 = 43688
Step 173: 43688 + 254 = 43942
Step 174: 43942 + 254 = 44196
Step 175: 44196 + 254 = 44450
Step 176: 44450 + 254 = 44704
Step 177: 44704 + 254 = 44958
Step 178: 44958 + 254 = 45212
Step 179: 45212 + 254 = 45466
Step 180: 45466 + 254 = 45720
Step 181: 45720 + 254 = 45974
Step 182: 45974 + 254 = 46228
Step 183: 46228 + 254 = 46482
Step 184: 46482 + 254 = 46736
Step 185: 46736 + 254 = 46990
Step 186: 46990 + 254 = 47244
Step 187: 47244 + 254 = 47498
Step 188: 47498 + 254 = 47752
Step 189: 47752 + 254 = 48006
Step 190: 48006 + 254 = 48260
Step 191: 48260 + 254 = 48514
Step 192: 48514 + 254 = 48768
Step 193: 48768 + 254 = 49022
Step 194: 49022 + 254 = 49276
Step 195: 49276 + 254 = 49530
Step 196: 49530 + 254 = 49784
Step 197: 49784 + 254 = 50038
Step 198: 50038 + 254 = 50292
Step 199: 50292 + 254 = 50546
Step 200: 50546 + 254 = 50800
Step 201: 50800 + 254 = 51054
Step 202: 51054 + 254 = 51308
Step 203: 51308 + 254 = 51562
Step 204: 51562 + 254 = 51816
Step 205: 51816 + 254 = 52070
Step 206: 52070 + 254 = 52324
Step 207: 52324 + 254 = 52578
Step 208: 52578 + 254 = 52832
Step 209: 52832 + 254 = 53086
Step 210: 53086 + 254 = 53340
Step 211: 53340 + 254 = 53594
Step 212: 53594 + 254 = 53848
Step 213: 53848 + 254 = 54102
Step 214: 54102 + 254 = 54356
Step 215: 54356 + 254 = 54610
Step 216: 54610 + 254 = 54864
Step 217: 54864 + 254 = 55118
Step 218: 55118 + 254 = 55372
Step 219: 55372 + 254 = 55626
Step 220: 55626 + 254 = 55880
Step 221: 55880 + 254 = 56134
Step 222: 56134 + 254 = 56388
Step 223: 56388 + 254 = 56642
Step 224: 56642 + 254 = 56896
Step 225: 56896 + 254 = 57150
Step 226: 57150 + 254 = 57404
Step 227: 57404 + 254 = 57658
Step 228: 57658 + 254 = 57912
Step 229: 57912 + 254 = 58166
Step 230: 58166 + 254 = 58420
Step 231: 58420 + 254 = 58674
Step 232: 58674 + 254 = 58928
Step 233: 58928 + 254 = 59182
Step 234: 59182 + 254 = 59436
Step 235: 59436 + 254 = 59690
Step 236: 59690 + 254 = 59944
Step 237: 59944 + 254 = 60198
Step 238: 60198 + 254 = 60452
Step 239: 60452 + 254 = 60706
Step 240: 60706 + 254 = 60960
Step 241: 60960 + 254 = 61214
Step 242: 61214 + 254 = 61468
Step 243: 61468 + 254 = 61722
Step 244: 61722 + 254 = 61976
Step 245: 61976 + 254 = 62230
Step 246: 62230 + 254 = 62484
Step 247: 62484 + 254 = 62738
Step 248: 62738 + 254 = 62992
Step 249: 62992 + 254 = 63246
Step 250: 63246 + 254 = 63500
Step 251: 63500 + 254 = 63754
Step 252: 63754 + 254 = 64008
Step 253: 64008 + 254 = 64262
Step 254: 64262 + 254 = 64516
Step 255: 64516 + 254 = 64770
Step 256: 64770 + 254 = 65024
Step 257: 65024 + 254 = 65278
Step 258: 65278 + 254 = 65532
Step 259: 65532 + 254 = 65786
Step 260: 65786 + 254 = 66040
Step 261: 66040 + 254 = 66294
Step 262: 66294 + 254 = 66548
Step 263: 66548 + 254 = 66802
Step 264: 66802 + 254 = 67056
Step 265: 67056 + 254 = 67310
Step 266: 67310 + 254 = 67564
Step 267: 67564 + 254 = 67818
Step 268: 67818 + 254 = 68072
Step 269: 68072 + 254 = 68326
Step 270: 68326 + 254 = 68580
Step 271: 68580 + 254 = 68834
Step 272: 68834 + 254 = 69088
Step 273: 69088 + 254 = 69342
Step 274: 69342 + 254 = 69596
Step 275: 69596 + 254 = 69850
Step 276: 69850 + 254 = 70104
Step 277: 70104 + 254 = 70358
Step 278: 70358 + 254 = 70612
Step 279: 70612 + 254 = 70866
Step 280: 70866 + 254 = 71120
Step 281: 71120 + 254 = 71374
Step 282: 71374 + 254 = 71628
Step 283: 71628 + 254 = 71882
Step 284: 71882 + 254 = 72136
Step 285: 72136 + 254 = 72390
Step 286: 72390 + 254 = 72644
Step 287: 72644 + 254 = 72898
Step 288: 72898 + 254 = 73152
Step 289: 73152 + 254 = 73406
Step 290: 73406 + 254 = 73660
Step 291: 73660 + 254 = 73914
Step 292: 73914 + 254 = 74168
Step 293: 74168 + 254 = 74422
Step 294: 74422 + 254 = 74676
Step 295: 74676 + 254 = 74930
Step 296: 74930 + 254 = 75184
Step 297: 75184 + 254 = 75438
Step 298: 75438 + 254 = 75692
Step 299: 75692 + 254 = 75946
Step 300: 75946 + 254 = 76200
Step 301: 76200 + 254 = 76454
Step 302: 76454 + 254 = 76708
Step 303: 76708 + 254 = 76962
Step 304: 76962 + 254 = 77216
Step 305: 77216 + 254 = 77470
Step 306: 77470 + 254 = 77724
Step 307: 77724 + 254 = 77978
Step 308: 77978 + 254 = 78232
Step 309: 78232 + 254 = 78486

So, 254*309 = 78486