OK, let's crack this. We're given 49 and our task is to multiply it by 498. Essentially, we'll be adding 49 to itself 498 times.
Step 1: 0 + 49 = 49
Step 2: 49 + 49 = 98
Step 3: 98 + 49 = 147
Step 4: 147 + 49 = 196
Step 5: 196 + 49 = 245
Step 6: 245 + 49 = 294
Step 7: 294 + 49 = 343
Step 8: 343 + 49 = 392
Step 9: 392 + 49 = 441
Step 10: 441 + 49 = 490
Step 11: 490 + 49 = 539
Step 12: 539 + 49 = 588
Step 13: 588 + 49 = 637
Step 14: 637 + 49 = 686
Step 15: 686 + 49 = 735
Step 16: 735 + 49 = 784
Step 17: 784 + 49 = 833
Step 18: 833 + 49 = 882
Step 19: 882 + 49 = 931
Step 20: 931 + 49 = 980
Step 21: 980 + 49 = 1029
Step 22: 1029 + 49 = 1078
Step 23: 1078 + 49 = 1127
Step 24: 1127 + 49 = 1176
Step 25: 1176 + 49 = 1225
Step 26: 1225 + 49 = 1274
Step 27: 1274 + 49 = 1323
Step 28: 1323 + 49 = 1372
Step 29: 1372 + 49 = 1421
Step 30: 1421 + 49 = 1470
Step 31: 1470 + 49 = 1519
Step 32: 1519 + 49 = 1568
Step 33: 1568 + 49 = 1617
Step 34: 1617 + 49 = 1666
Step 35: 1666 + 49 = 1715
Step 36: 1715 + 49 = 1764
Step 37: 1764 + 49 = 1813
Step 38: 1813 + 49 = 1862
Step 39: 1862 + 49 = 1911
Step 40: 1911 + 49 = 1960
Step 41: 1960 + 49 = 2009
Step 42: 2009 + 49 = 2058
Step 43: 2058 + 49 = 2107
Step 44: 2107 + 49 = 2156
Step 45: 2156 + 49 = 2205
Step 46: 2205 + 49 = 2254
Step 47: 2254 + 49 = 2303
Step 48: 2303 + 49 = 2352
Step 49: 2352 + 49 = 2401
Step 50: 2401 + 49 = 2450
Step 51: 2450 + 49 = 2499
Step 52: 2499 + 49 = 2548
Step 53: 2548 + 49 = 2597
Step 54: 2597 + 49 = 2646
Step 55: 2646 + 49 = 2695
Step 56: 2695 + 49 = 2744
Step 57: 2744 + 49 = 2793
Step 58: 2793 + 49 = 2842
Step 59: 2842 + 49 = 2891
Step 60: 2891 + 49 = 2940
Step 61: 2940 + 49 = 2989
Step 62: 2989 + 49 = 3038
Step 63: 3038 + 49 = 3087
Step 64: 3087 + 49 = 3136
Step 65: 3136 + 49 = 3185
Step 66: 3185 + 49 = 3234
Step 67: 3234 + 49 = 3283
Step 68: 3283 + 49 = 3332
Step 69: 3332 + 49 = 3381
Step 70: 3381 + 49 = 3430
Step 71: 3430 + 49 = 3479
Step 72: 3479 + 49 = 3528
Step 73: 3528 + 49 = 3577
Step 74: 3577 + 49 = 3626
Step 75: 3626 + 49 = 3675
Step 76: 3675 + 49 = 3724
Step 77: 3724 + 49 = 3773
Step 78: 3773 + 49 = 3822
Step 79: 3822 + 49 = 3871
Step 80: 3871 + 49 = 3920
Step 81: 3920 + 49 = 3969
Step 82: 3969 + 49 = 4018
Step 83: 4018 + 49 = 4067
Step 84: 4067 + 49 = 4116
Step 85: 4116 + 49 = 4165
Step 86: 4165 + 49 = 4214
Step 87: 4214 + 49 = 4263
Step 88: 4263 + 49 = 4312
Step 89: 4312 + 49 = 4361
Step 90: 4361 + 49 = 4410
Step 91: 4410 + 49 = 4459
Step 92: 4459 + 49 = 4508
Step 93: 4508 + 49 = 4557
Step 94: 4557 + 49 = 4606
Step 95: 4606 + 49 = 4655
Step 96: 4655 + 49 = 4704
Step 97: 4704 + 49 = 4753
Step 98: 4753 + 49 = 4802
Step 99: 4802 + 49 = 4851
Step 100: 4851 + 49 = 4900
Step 101: 4900 + 49 = 4949
Step 102: 4949 + 49 = 4998
Step 103: 4998 + 49 = 5047
Step 104: 5047 + 49 = 5096
Step 105: 5096 + 49 = 5145
Step 106: 5145 + 49 = 5194
Step 107: 5194 + 49 = 5243
Step 108: 5243 + 49 = 5292
Step 109: 5292 + 49 = 5341
Step 110: 5341 + 49 = 5390
Step 111: 5390 + 49 = 5439
Step 112: 5439 + 49 = 5488
Step 113: 5488 + 49 = 5537
Step 114: 5537 + 49 = 5586
Step 115: 5586 + 49 = 5635
Step 116: 5635 + 49 = 5684
Step 117: 5684 + 49 = 5733
Step 118: 5733 + 49 = 5782
Step 119: 5782 + 49 = 5831
Step 120: 5831 + 49 = 5880
Step 121: 5880 + 49 = 5929
Step 122: 5929 + 49 = 5978
Step 123: 5978 + 49 = 6027
Step 124: 6027 + 49 = 6076
Step 125: 6076 + 49 = 6125
Step 126: 6125 + 49 = 6174
Step 127: 6174 + 49 = 6223
Step 128: 6223 + 49 = 6272
Step 129: 6272 + 49 = 6321
Step 130: 6321 + 49 = 6370
Step 131: 6370 + 49 = 6419
Step 132: 6419 + 49 = 6468
Step 133: 6468 + 49 = 6517
Step 134: 6517 + 49 = 6566
Step 135: 6566 + 49 = 6615
Step 136: 6615 + 49 = 6664
Step 137: 6664 + 49 = 6713
Step 138: 6713 + 49 = 6762
Step 139: 6762 + 49 = 6811
Step 140: 6811 + 49 = 6860
Step 141: 6860 + 49 = 6909
Step 142: 6909 + 49 = 6958
Step 143: 6958 + 49 = 7007
Step 144: 7007 + 49 = 7056
Step 145: 7056 + 49 = 7105
Step 146: 7105 + 49 = 7154
Step 147: 7154 + 49 = 7203
Step 148: 7203 + 49 = 7252
Step 149: 7252 + 49 = 7301
Step 150: 7301 + 49 = 7350
Step 151: 7350 + 49 = 7399
Step 152: 7399 + 49 = 7448
Step 153: 7448 + 49 = 7497
Step 154: 7497 + 49 = 7546
Step 155: 7546 + 49 = 7595
Step 156: 7595 + 49 = 7644
Step 157: 7644 + 49 = 7693
Step 158: 7693 + 49 = 7742
Step 159: 7742 + 49 = 7791
Step 160: 7791 + 49 = 7840
Step 161: 7840 + 49 = 7889
Step 162: 7889 + 49 = 7938
Step 163: 7938 + 49 = 7987
Step 164: 7987 + 49 = 8036
Step 165: 8036 + 49 = 8085
Step 166: 8085 + 49 = 8134
Step 167: 8134 + 49 = 8183
Step 168: 8183 + 49 = 8232
Step 169: 8232 + 49 = 8281
Step 170: 8281 + 49 = 8330
Step 171: 8330 + 49 = 8379
Step 172: 8379 + 49 = 8428
Step 173: 8428 + 49 = 8477
Step 174: 8477 + 49 = 8526
Step 175: 8526 + 49 = 8575
Step 176: 8575 + 49 = 8624
Step 177: 8624 + 49 = 8673
Step 178: 8673 + 49 = 8722
Step 179: 8722 + 49 = 8771
Step 180: 8771 + 49 = 8820
Step 181: 8820 + 49 = 8869
Step 182: 8869 + 49 = 8918
Step 183: 8918 + 49 = 8967
Step 184: 8967 + 49 = 9016
Step 185: 9016 + 49 = 9065
Step 186: 9065 + 49 = 9114
Step 187: 9114 + 49 = 9163
Step 188: 9163 + 49 = 9212
Step 189: 9212 + 49 = 9261
Step 190: 9261 + 49 = 9310
Step 191: 9310 + 49 = 9359
Step 192: 9359 + 49 = 9408
Step 193: 9408 + 49 = 9457
Step 194: 9457 + 49 = 9506
Step 195: 9506 + 49 = 9555
Step 196: 9555 + 49 = 9604
Step 197: 9604 + 49 = 9653
Step 198: 9653 + 49 = 9702
Step 199: 9702 + 49 = 9751
Step 200: 9751 + 49 = 9800
Step 201: 9800 + 49 = 9849
Step 202: 9849 + 49 = 9898
Step 203: 9898 + 49 = 9947
Step 204: 9947 + 49 = 9996
Step 205: 9996 + 49 = 10045
Step 206: 10045 + 49 = 10094
Step 207: 10094 + 49 = 10143
Step 208: 10143 + 49 = 10192
Step 209: 10192 + 49 = 10241
Step 210: 10241 + 49 = 10290
Step 211: 10290 + 49 = 10339
Step 212: 10339 + 49 = 10388
Step 213: 10388 + 49 = 10437
Step 214: 10437 + 49 = 10486
Step 215: 10486 + 49 = 10535
Step 216: 10535 + 49 = 10584
Step 217: 10584 + 49 = 10633
Step 218: 10633 + 49 = 10682
Step 219: 10682 + 49 = 10731
Step 220: 10731 + 49 = 10780
Step 221: 10780 + 49 = 10829
Step 222: 10829 + 49 = 10878
Step 223: 10878 + 49 = 10927
Step 224: 10927 + 49 = 10976
Step 225: 10976 + 49 = 11025
Step 226: 11025 + 49 = 11074
Step 227: 11074 + 49 = 11123
Step 228: 11123 + 49 = 11172
Step 229: 11172 + 49 = 11221
Step 230: 11221 + 49 = 11270
Step 231: 11270 + 49 = 11319
Step 232: 11319 + 49 = 11368
Step 233: 11368 + 49 = 11417
Step 234: 11417 + 49 = 11466
Step 235: 11466 + 49 = 11515
Step 236: 11515 + 49 = 11564
Step 237: 11564 + 49 = 11613
Step 238: 11613 + 49 = 11662
Step 239: 11662 + 49 = 11711
Step 240: 11711 + 49 = 11760
Step 241: 11760 + 49 = 11809
Step 242: 11809 + 49 = 11858
Step 243: 11858 + 49 = 11907
Step 244: 11907 + 49 = 11956
Step 245: 11956 + 49 = 12005
Step 246: 12005 + 49 = 12054
Step 247: 12054 + 49 = 12103
Step 248: 12103 + 49 = 12152
Step 249: 12152 + 49 = 12201
Step 250: 12201 + 49 = 12250
Step 251: 12250 + 49 = 12299
Step 252: 12299 + 49 = 12348
Step 253: 12348 + 49 = 12397
Step 254: 12397 + 49 = 12446
Step 255: 12446 + 49 = 12495
Step 256: 12495 + 49 = 12544
Step 257: 12544 + 49 = 12593
Step 258: 12593 + 49 = 12642
Step 259: 12642 + 49 = 12691
Step 260: 12691 + 49 = 12740
Step 261: 12740 + 49 = 12789
Step 262: 12789 + 49 = 12838
Step 263: 12838 + 49 = 12887
Step 264: 12887 + 49 = 12936
Step 265: 12936 + 49 = 12985
Step 266: 12985 + 49 = 13034
Step 267: 13034 + 49 = 13083
Step 268: 13083 + 49 = 13132
Step 269: 13132 + 49 = 13181
Step 270: 13181 + 49 = 13230
Step 271: 13230 + 49 = 13279
Step 272: 13279 + 49 = 13328
Step 273: 13328 + 49 = 13377
Step 274: 13377 + 49 = 13426
Step 275: 13426 + 49 = 13475
Step 276: 13475 + 49 = 13524
Step 277: 13524 + 49 = 13573
Step 278: 13573 + 49 = 13622
Step 279: 13622 + 49 = 13671
Step 280: 13671 + 49 = 13720
Step 281: 13720 + 49 = 13769
Step 282: 13769 + 49 = 13818
Step 283: 13818 + 49 = 13867
Step 284: 13867 + 49 = 13916
Step 285: 13916 + 49 = 13965
Step 286: 13965 + 49 = 14014
Step 287: 14014 + 49 = 14063
Step 288: 14063 + 49 = 14112
Step 289: 14112 + 49 = 14161
Step 290: 14161 + 49 = 14210
Step 291: 14210 + 49 = 14259
Step 292: 14259 + 49 = 14308
Step 293: 14308 + 49 = 14357
Step 294: 14357 + 49 = 14406
Step 295: 14406 + 49 = 14455
Step 296: 14455 + 49 = 14504
Step 297: 14504 + 49 = 14553
Step 298: 14553 + 49 = 14602
Step 299: 14602 + 49 = 14651
Step 300: 14651 + 49 = 14700
Step 301: 14700 + 49 = 14749
Step 302: 14749 + 49 = 14798
Step 303: 14798 + 49 = 14847
Step 304: 14847 + 49 = 14896
Step 305: 14896 + 49 = 14945
Step 306: 14945 + 49 = 14994
Step 307: 14994 + 49 = 15043
Step 308: 15043 + 49 = 15092
Step 309: 15092 + 49 = 15141
Step 310: 15141 + 49 = 15190
Step 311: 15190 + 49 = 15239
Step 312: 15239 + 49 = 15288
Step 313: 15288 + 49 = 15337
Step 314: 15337 + 49 = 15386
Step 315: 15386 + 49 = 15435
Step 316: 15435 + 49 = 15484
Step 317: 15484 + 49 = 15533
Step 318: 15533 + 49 = 15582
Step 319: 15582 + 49 = 15631
Step 320: 15631 + 49 = 15680
Step 321: 15680 + 49 = 15729
Step 322: 15729 + 49 = 15778
Step 323: 15778 + 49 = 15827
Step 324: 15827 + 49 = 15876
Step 325: 15876 + 49 = 15925
Step 326: 15925 + 49 = 15974
Step 327: 15974 + 49 = 16023
Step 328: 16023 + 49 = 16072
Step 329: 16072 + 49 = 16121
Step 330: 16121 + 49 = 16170
Step 331: 16170 + 49 = 16219
Step 332: 16219 + 49 = 16268
Step 333: 16268 + 49 = 16317
Step 334: 16317 + 49 = 16366
Step 335: 16366 + 49 = 16415
Step 336: 16415 + 49 = 16464
Step 337: 16464 + 49 = 16513
Step 338: 16513 + 49 = 16562
Step 339: 16562 + 49 = 16611
Step 340: 16611 + 49 = 16660
Step 341: 16660 + 49 = 16709
Step 342: 16709 + 49 = 16758
Step 343: 16758 + 49 = 16807
Step 344: 16807 + 49 = 16856
Step 345: 16856 + 49 = 16905
Step 346: 16905 + 49 = 16954
Step 347: 16954 + 49 = 17003
Step 348: 17003 + 49 = 17052
Step 349: 17052 + 49 = 17101
Step 350: 17101 + 49 = 17150
Step 351: 17150 + 49 = 17199
Step 352: 17199 + 49 = 17248
Step 353: 17248 + 49 = 17297
Step 354: 17297 + 49 = 17346
Step 355: 17346 + 49 = 17395
Step 356: 17395 + 49 = 17444
Step 357: 17444 + 49 = 17493
Step 358: 17493 + 49 = 17542
Step 359: 17542 + 49 = 17591
Step 360: 17591 + 49 = 17640
Step 361: 17640 + 49 = 17689
Step 362: 17689 + 49 = 17738
Step 363: 17738 + 49 = 17787
Step 364: 17787 + 49 = 17836
Step 365: 17836 + 49 = 17885
Step 366: 17885 + 49 = 17934
Step 367: 17934 + 49 = 17983
Step 368: 17983 + 49 = 18032
Step 369: 18032 + 49 = 18081
Step 370: 18081 + 49 = 18130
Step 371: 18130 + 49 = 18179
Step 372: 18179 + 49 = 18228
Step 373: 18228 + 49 = 18277
Step 374: 18277 + 49 = 18326
Step 375: 18326 + 49 = 18375
Step 376: 18375 + 49 = 18424
Step 377: 18424 + 49 = 18473
Step 378: 18473 + 49 = 18522
Step 379: 18522 + 49 = 18571
Step 380: 18571 + 49 = 18620
Step 381: 18620 + 49 = 18669
Step 382: 18669 + 49 = 18718
Step 383: 18718 + 49 = 18767
Step 384: 18767 + 49 = 18816
Step 385: 18816 + 49 = 18865
Step 386: 18865 + 49 = 18914
Step 387: 18914 + 49 = 18963
Step 388: 18963 + 49 = 19012
Step 389: 19012 + 49 = 19061
Step 390: 19061 + 49 = 19110
Step 391: 19110 + 49 = 19159
Step 392: 19159 + 49 = 19208
Step 393: 19208 + 49 = 19257
Step 394: 19257 + 49 = 19306
Step 395: 19306 + 49 = 19355
Step 396: 19355 + 49 = 19404
Step 397: 19404 + 49 = 19453
Step 398: 19453 + 49 = 19502
Step 399: 19502 + 49 = 19551
Step 400: 19551 + 49 = 19600
Step 401: 19600 + 49 = 19649
Step 402: 19649 + 49 = 19698
Step 403: 19698 + 49 = 19747
Step 404: 19747 + 49 = 19796
Step 405: 19796 + 49 = 19845
Step 406: 19845 + 49 = 19894
Step 407: 19894 + 49 = 19943
Step 408: 19943 + 49 = 19992
Step 409: 19992 + 49 = 20041
Step 410: 20041 + 49 = 20090
Step 411: 20090 + 49 = 20139
Step 412: 20139 + 49 = 20188
Step 413: 20188 + 49 = 20237
Step 414: 20237 + 49 = 20286
Step 415: 20286 + 49 = 20335
Step 416: 20335 + 49 = 20384
Step 417: 20384 + 49 = 20433
Step 418: 20433 + 49 = 20482
Step 419: 20482 + 49 = 20531
Step 420: 20531 + 49 = 20580
Step 421: 20580 + 49 = 20629
Step 422: 20629 + 49 = 20678
Step 423: 20678 + 49 = 20727
Step 424: 20727 + 49 = 20776
Step 425: 20776 + 49 = 20825
Step 426: 20825 + 49 = 20874
Step 427: 20874 + 49 = 20923
Step 428: 20923 + 49 = 20972
Step 429: 20972 + 49 = 21021
Step 430: 21021 + 49 = 21070
Step 431: 21070 + 49 = 21119
Step 432: 21119 + 49 = 21168
Step 433: 21168 + 49 = 21217
Step 434: 21217 + 49 = 21266
Step 435: 21266 + 49 = 21315
Step 436: 21315 + 49 = 21364
Step 437: 21364 + 49 = 21413
Step 438: 21413 + 49 = 21462
Step 439: 21462 + 49 = 21511
Step 440: 21511 + 49 = 21560
Step 441: 21560 + 49 = 21609
Step 442: 21609 + 49 = 21658
Step 443: 21658 + 49 = 21707
Step 444: 21707 + 49 = 21756
Step 445: 21756 + 49 = 21805
Step 446: 21805 + 49 = 21854
Step 447: 21854 + 49 = 21903
Step 448: 21903 + 49 = 21952
Step 449: 21952 + 49 = 22001
Step 450: 22001 + 49 = 22050
Step 451: 22050 + 49 = 22099
Step 452: 22099 + 49 = 22148
Step 453: 22148 + 49 = 22197
Step 454: 22197 + 49 = 22246
Step 455: 22246 + 49 = 22295
Step 456: 22295 + 49 = 22344
Step 457: 22344 + 49 = 22393
Step 458: 22393 + 49 = 22442
Step 459: 22442 + 49 = 22491
Step 460: 22491 + 49 = 22540
Step 461: 22540 + 49 = 22589
Step 462: 22589 + 49 = 22638
Step 463: 22638 + 49 = 22687
Step 464: 22687 + 49 = 22736
Step 465: 22736 + 49 = 22785
Step 466: 22785 + 49 = 22834
Step 467: 22834 + 49 = 22883
Step 468: 22883 + 49 = 22932
Step 469: 22932 + 49 = 22981
Step 470: 22981 + 49 = 23030
Step 471: 23030 + 49 = 23079
Step 472: 23079 + 49 = 23128
Step 473: 23128 + 49 = 23177
Step 474: 23177 + 49 = 23226
Step 475: 23226 + 49 = 23275
Step 476: 23275 + 49 = 23324
Step 477: 23324 + 49 = 23373
Step 478: 23373 + 49 = 23422
Step 479: 23422 + 49 = 23471
Step 480: 23471 + 49 = 23520
Step 481: 23520 + 49 = 23569
Step 482: 23569 + 49 = 23618
Step 483: 23618 + 49 = 23667
Step 484: 23667 + 49 = 23716
Step 485: 23716 + 49 = 23765
Step 486: 23765 + 49 = 23814
Step 487: 23814 + 49 = 23863
Step 488: 23863 + 49 = 23912
Step 489: 23912 + 49 = 23961
Step 490: 23961 + 49 = 24010
Step 491: 24010 + 49 = 24059
Step 492: 24059 + 49 = 24108
Step 493: 24108 + 49 = 24157
Step 494: 24157 + 49 = 24206
Step 495: 24206 + 49 = 24255
Step 496: 24255 + 49 = 24304
Step 497: 24304 + 49 = 24353
Step 498: 24353 + 49 = 24402

So, 49*498 = 24402