Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 978. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 494. So, we're going to take the number 978 and add it to itself 494 times.
Step 1: 0 + 978 = 978
Step 2: 978 + 978 = 1956
Step 3: 1956 + 978 = 2934
Step 4: 2934 + 978 = 3912
Step 5: 3912 + 978 = 4890
Step 6: 4890 + 978 = 5868
Step 7: 5868 + 978 = 6846
Step 8: 6846 + 978 = 7824
Step 9: 7824 + 978 = 8802
Step 10: 8802 + 978 = 9780
Step 11: 9780 + 978 = 10758
Step 12: 10758 + 978 = 11736
Step 13: 11736 + 978 = 12714
Step 14: 12714 + 978 = 13692
Step 15: 13692 + 978 = 14670
Step 16: 14670 + 978 = 15648
Step 17: 15648 + 978 = 16626
Step 18: 16626 + 978 = 17604
Step 19: 17604 + 978 = 18582
Step 20: 18582 + 978 = 19560
Step 21: 19560 + 978 = 20538
Step 22: 20538 + 978 = 21516
Step 23: 21516 + 978 = 22494
Step 24: 22494 + 978 = 23472
Step 25: 23472 + 978 = 24450
Step 26: 24450 + 978 = 25428
Step 27: 25428 + 978 = 26406
Step 28: 26406 + 978 = 27384
Step 29: 27384 + 978 = 28362
Step 30: 28362 + 978 = 29340
Step 31: 29340 + 978 = 30318
Step 32: 30318 + 978 = 31296
Step 33: 31296 + 978 = 32274
Step 34: 32274 + 978 = 33252
Step 35: 33252 + 978 = 34230
Step 36: 34230 + 978 = 35208
Step 37: 35208 + 978 = 36186
Step 38: 36186 + 978 = 37164
Step 39: 37164 + 978 = 38142
Step 40: 38142 + 978 = 39120
Step 41: 39120 + 978 = 40098
Step 42: 40098 + 978 = 41076
Step 43: 41076 + 978 = 42054
Step 44: 42054 + 978 = 43032
Step 45: 43032 + 978 = 44010
Step 46: 44010 + 978 = 44988
Step 47: 44988 + 978 = 45966
Step 48: 45966 + 978 = 46944
Step 49: 46944 + 978 = 47922
Step 50: 47922 + 978 = 48900
Step 51: 48900 + 978 = 49878
Step 52: 49878 + 978 = 50856
Step 53: 50856 + 978 = 51834
Step 54: 51834 + 978 = 52812
Step 55: 52812 + 978 = 53790
Step 56: 53790 + 978 = 54768
Step 57: 54768 + 978 = 55746
Step 58: 55746 + 978 = 56724
Step 59: 56724 + 978 = 57702
Step 60: 57702 + 978 = 58680
Step 61: 58680 + 978 = 59658
Step 62: 59658 + 978 = 60636
Step 63: 60636 + 978 = 61614
Step 64: 61614 + 978 = 62592
Step 65: 62592 + 978 = 63570
Step 66: 63570 + 978 = 64548
Step 67: 64548 + 978 = 65526
Step 68: 65526 + 978 = 66504
Step 69: 66504 + 978 = 67482
Step 70: 67482 + 978 = 68460
Step 71: 68460 + 978 = 69438
Step 72: 69438 + 978 = 70416
Step 73: 70416 + 978 = 71394
Step 74: 71394 + 978 = 72372
Step 75: 72372 + 978 = 73350
Step 76: 73350 + 978 = 74328
Step 77: 74328 + 978 = 75306
Step 78: 75306 + 978 = 76284
Step 79: 76284 + 978 = 77262
Step 80: 77262 + 978 = 78240
Step 81: 78240 + 978 = 79218
Step 82: 79218 + 978 = 80196
Step 83: 80196 + 978 = 81174
Step 84: 81174 + 978 = 82152
Step 85: 82152 + 978 = 83130
Step 86: 83130 + 978 = 84108
Step 87: 84108 + 978 = 85086
Step 88: 85086 + 978 = 86064
Step 89: 86064 + 978 = 87042
Step 90: 87042 + 978 = 88020
Step 91: 88020 + 978 = 88998
Step 92: 88998 + 978 = 89976
Step 93: 89976 + 978 = 90954
Step 94: 90954 + 978 = 91932
Step 95: 91932 + 978 = 92910
Step 96: 92910 + 978 = 93888
Step 97: 93888 + 978 = 94866
Step 98: 94866 + 978 = 95844
Step 99: 95844 + 978 = 96822
Step 100: 96822 + 978 = 97800
Step 101: 97800 + 978 = 98778
Step 102: 98778 + 978 = 99756
Step 103: 99756 + 978 = 100734
Step 104: 100734 + 978 = 101712
Step 105: 101712 + 978 = 102690
Step 106: 102690 + 978 = 103668
Step 107: 103668 + 978 = 104646
Step 108: 104646 + 978 = 105624
Step 109: 105624 + 978 = 106602
Step 110: 106602 + 978 = 107580
Step 111: 107580 + 978 = 108558
Step 112: 108558 + 978 = 109536
Step 113: 109536 + 978 = 110514
Step 114: 110514 + 978 = 111492
Step 115: 111492 + 978 = 112470
Step 116: 112470 + 978 = 113448
Step 117: 113448 + 978 = 114426
Step 118: 114426 + 978 = 115404
Step 119: 115404 + 978 = 116382
Step 120: 116382 + 978 = 117360
Step 121: 117360 + 978 = 118338
Step 122: 118338 + 978 = 119316
Step 123: 119316 + 978 = 120294
Step 124: 120294 + 978 = 121272
Step 125: 121272 + 978 = 122250
Step 126: 122250 + 978 = 123228
Step 127: 123228 + 978 = 124206
Step 128: 124206 + 978 = 125184
Step 129: 125184 + 978 = 126162
Step 130: 126162 + 978 = 127140
Step 131: 127140 + 978 = 128118
Step 132: 128118 + 978 = 129096
Step 133: 129096 + 978 = 130074
Step 134: 130074 + 978 = 131052
Step 135: 131052 + 978 = 132030
Step 136: 132030 + 978 = 133008
Step 137: 133008 + 978 = 133986
Step 138: 133986 + 978 = 134964
Step 139: 134964 + 978 = 135942
Step 140: 135942 + 978 = 136920
Step 141: 136920 + 978 = 137898
Step 142: 137898 + 978 = 138876
Step 143: 138876 + 978 = 139854
Step 144: 139854 + 978 = 140832
Step 145: 140832 + 978 = 141810
Step 146: 141810 + 978 = 142788
Step 147: 142788 + 978 = 143766
Step 148: 143766 + 978 = 144744
Step 149: 144744 + 978 = 145722
Step 150: 145722 + 978 = 146700
Step 151: 146700 + 978 = 147678
Step 152: 147678 + 978 = 148656
Step 153: 148656 + 978 = 149634
Step 154: 149634 + 978 = 150612
Step 155: 150612 + 978 = 151590
Step 156: 151590 + 978 = 152568
Step 157: 152568 + 978 = 153546
Step 158: 153546 + 978 = 154524
Step 159: 154524 + 978 = 155502
Step 160: 155502 + 978 = 156480
Step 161: 156480 + 978 = 157458
Step 162: 157458 + 978 = 158436
Step 163: 158436 + 978 = 159414
Step 164: 159414 + 978 = 160392
Step 165: 160392 + 978 = 161370
Step 166: 161370 + 978 = 162348
Step 167: 162348 + 978 = 163326
Step 168: 163326 + 978 = 164304
Step 169: 164304 + 978 = 165282
Step 170: 165282 + 978 = 166260
Step 171: 166260 + 978 = 167238
Step 172: 167238 + 978 = 168216
Step 173: 168216 + 978 = 169194
Step 174: 169194 + 978 = 170172
Step 175: 170172 + 978 = 171150
Step 176: 171150 + 978 = 172128
Step 177: 172128 + 978 = 173106
Step 178: 173106 + 978 = 174084
Step 179: 174084 + 978 = 175062
Step 180: 175062 + 978 = 176040
Step 181: 176040 + 978 = 177018
Step 182: 177018 + 978 = 177996
Step 183: 177996 + 978 = 178974
Step 184: 178974 + 978 = 179952
Step 185: 179952 + 978 = 180930
Step 186: 180930 + 978 = 181908
Step 187: 181908 + 978 = 182886
Step 188: 182886 + 978 = 183864
Step 189: 183864 + 978 = 184842
Step 190: 184842 + 978 = 185820
Step 191: 185820 + 978 = 186798
Step 192: 186798 + 978 = 187776
Step 193: 187776 + 978 = 188754
Step 194: 188754 + 978 = 189732
Step 195: 189732 + 978 = 190710
Step 196: 190710 + 978 = 191688
Step 197: 191688 + 978 = 192666
Step 198: 192666 + 978 = 193644
Step 199: 193644 + 978 = 194622
Step 200: 194622 + 978 = 195600
Step 201: 195600 + 978 = 196578
Step 202: 196578 + 978 = 197556
Step 203: 197556 + 978 = 198534
Step 204: 198534 + 978 = 199512
Step 205: 199512 + 978 = 200490
Step 206: 200490 + 978 = 201468
Step 207: 201468 + 978 = 202446
Step 208: 202446 + 978 = 203424
Step 209: 203424 + 978 = 204402
Step 210: 204402 + 978 = 205380
Step 211: 205380 + 978 = 206358
Step 212: 206358 + 978 = 207336
Step 213: 207336 + 978 = 208314
Step 214: 208314 + 978 = 209292
Step 215: 209292 + 978 = 210270
Step 216: 210270 + 978 = 211248
Step 217: 211248 + 978 = 212226
Step 218: 212226 + 978 = 213204
Step 219: 213204 + 978 = 214182
Step 220: 214182 + 978 = 215160
Step 221: 215160 + 978 = 216138
Step 222: 216138 + 978 = 217116
Step 223: 217116 + 978 = 218094
Step 224: 218094 + 978 = 219072
Step 225: 219072 + 978 = 220050
Step 226: 220050 + 978 = 221028
Step 227: 221028 + 978 = 222006
Step 228: 222006 + 978 = 222984
Step 229: 222984 + 978 = 223962
Step 230: 223962 + 978 = 224940
Step 231: 224940 + 978 = 225918
Step 232: 225918 + 978 = 226896
Step 233: 226896 + 978 = 227874
Step 234: 227874 + 978 = 228852
Step 235: 228852 + 978 = 229830
Step 236: 229830 + 978 = 230808
Step 237: 230808 + 978 = 231786
Step 238: 231786 + 978 = 232764
Step 239: 232764 + 978 = 233742
Step 240: 233742 + 978 = 234720
Step 241: 234720 + 978 = 235698
Step 242: 235698 + 978 = 236676
Step 243: 236676 + 978 = 237654
Step 244: 237654 + 978 = 238632
Step 245: 238632 + 978 = 239610
Step 246: 239610 + 978 = 240588
Step 247: 240588 + 978 = 241566
Step 248: 241566 + 978 = 242544
Step 249: 242544 + 978 = 243522
Step 250: 243522 + 978 = 244500
Step 251: 244500 + 978 = 245478
Step 252: 245478 + 978 = 246456
Step 253: 246456 + 978 = 247434
Step 254: 247434 + 978 = 248412
Step 255: 248412 + 978 = 249390
Step 256: 249390 + 978 = 250368
Step 257: 250368 + 978 = 251346
Step 258: 251346 + 978 = 252324
Step 259: 252324 + 978 = 253302
Step 260: 253302 + 978 = 254280
Step 261: 254280 + 978 = 255258
Step 262: 255258 + 978 = 256236
Step 263: 256236 + 978 = 257214
Step 264: 257214 + 978 = 258192
Step 265: 258192 + 978 = 259170
Step 266: 259170 + 978 = 260148
Step 267: 260148 + 978 = 261126
Step 268: 261126 + 978 = 262104
Step 269: 262104 + 978 = 263082
Step 270: 263082 + 978 = 264060
Step 271: 264060 + 978 = 265038
Step 272: 265038 + 978 = 266016
Step 273: 266016 + 978 = 266994
Step 274: 266994 + 978 = 267972
Step 275: 267972 + 978 = 268950
Step 276: 268950 + 978 = 269928
Step 277: 269928 + 978 = 270906
Step 278: 270906 + 978 = 271884
Step 279: 271884 + 978 = 272862
Step 280: 272862 + 978 = 273840
Step 281: 273840 + 978 = 274818
Step 282: 274818 + 978 = 275796
Step 283: 275796 + 978 = 276774
Step 284: 276774 + 978 = 277752
Step 285: 277752 + 978 = 278730
Step 286: 278730 + 978 = 279708
Step 287: 279708 + 978 = 280686
Step 288: 280686 + 978 = 281664
Step 289: 281664 + 978 = 282642
Step 290: 282642 + 978 = 283620
Step 291: 283620 + 978 = 284598
Step 292: 284598 + 978 = 285576
Step 293: 285576 + 978 = 286554
Step 294: 286554 + 978 = 287532
Step 295: 287532 + 978 = 288510
Step 296: 288510 + 978 = 289488
Step 297: 289488 + 978 = 290466
Step 298: 290466 + 978 = 291444
Step 299: 291444 + 978 = 292422
Step 300: 292422 + 978 = 293400
Step 301: 293400 + 978 = 294378
Step 302: 294378 + 978 = 295356
Step 303: 295356 + 978 = 296334
Step 304: 296334 + 978 = 297312
Step 305: 297312 + 978 = 298290
Step 306: 298290 + 978 = 299268
Step 307: 299268 + 978 = 300246
Step 308: 300246 + 978 = 301224
Step 309: 301224 + 978 = 302202
Step 310: 302202 + 978 = 303180
Step 311: 303180 + 978 = 304158
Step 312: 304158 + 978 = 305136
Step 313: 305136 + 978 = 306114
Step 314: 306114 + 978 = 307092
Step 315: 307092 + 978 = 308070
Step 316: 308070 + 978 = 309048
Step 317: 309048 + 978 = 310026
Step 318: 310026 + 978 = 311004
Step 319: 311004 + 978 = 311982
Step 320: 311982 + 978 = 312960
Step 321: 312960 + 978 = 313938
Step 322: 313938 + 978 = 314916
Step 323: 314916 + 978 = 315894
Step 324: 315894 + 978 = 316872
Step 325: 316872 + 978 = 317850
Step 326: 317850 + 978 = 318828
Step 327: 318828 + 978 = 319806
Step 328: 319806 + 978 = 320784
Step 329: 320784 + 978 = 321762
Step 330: 321762 + 978 = 322740
Step 331: 322740 + 978 = 323718
Step 332: 323718 + 978 = 324696
Step 333: 324696 + 978 = 325674
Step 334: 325674 + 978 = 326652
Step 335: 326652 + 978 = 327630
Step 336: 327630 + 978 = 328608
Step 337: 328608 + 978 = 329586
Step 338: 329586 + 978 = 330564
Step 339: 330564 + 978 = 331542
Step 340: 331542 + 978 = 332520
Step 341: 332520 + 978 = 333498
Step 342: 333498 + 978 = 334476
Step 343: 334476 + 978 = 335454
Step 344: 335454 + 978 = 336432
Step 345: 336432 + 978 = 337410
Step 346: 337410 + 978 = 338388
Step 347: 338388 + 978 = 339366
Step 348: 339366 + 978 = 340344
Step 349: 340344 + 978 = 341322
Step 350: 341322 + 978 = 342300
Step 351: 342300 + 978 = 343278
Step 352: 343278 + 978 = 344256
Step 353: 344256 + 978 = 345234
Step 354: 345234 + 978 = 346212
Step 355: 346212 + 978 = 347190
Step 356: 347190 + 978 = 348168
Step 357: 348168 + 978 = 349146
Step 358: 349146 + 978 = 350124
Step 359: 350124 + 978 = 351102
Step 360: 351102 + 978 = 352080
Step 361: 352080 + 978 = 353058
Step 362: 353058 + 978 = 354036
Step 363: 354036 + 978 = 355014
Step 364: 355014 + 978 = 355992
Step 365: 355992 + 978 = 356970
Step 366: 356970 + 978 = 357948
Step 367: 357948 + 978 = 358926
Step 368: 358926 + 978 = 359904
Step 369: 359904 + 978 = 360882
Step 370: 360882 + 978 = 361860
Step 371: 361860 + 978 = 362838
Step 372: 362838 + 978 = 363816
Step 373: 363816 + 978 = 364794
Step 374: 364794 + 978 = 365772
Step 375: 365772 + 978 = 366750
Step 376: 366750 + 978 = 367728
Step 377: 367728 + 978 = 368706
Step 378: 368706 + 978 = 369684
Step 379: 369684 + 978 = 370662
Step 380: 370662 + 978 = 371640
Step 381: 371640 + 978 = 372618
Step 382: 372618 + 978 = 373596
Step 383: 373596 + 978 = 374574
Step 384: 374574 + 978 = 375552
Step 385: 375552 + 978 = 376530
Step 386: 376530 + 978 = 377508
Step 387: 377508 + 978 = 378486
Step 388: 378486 + 978 = 379464
Step 389: 379464 + 978 = 380442
Step 390: 380442 + 978 = 381420
Step 391: 381420 + 978 = 382398
Step 392: 382398 + 978 = 383376
Step 393: 383376 + 978 = 384354
Step 394: 384354 + 978 = 385332
Step 395: 385332 + 978 = 386310
Step 396: 386310 + 978 = 387288
Step 397: 387288 + 978 = 388266
Step 398: 388266 + 978 = 389244
Step 399: 389244 + 978 = 390222
Step 400: 390222 + 978 = 391200
Step 401: 391200 + 978 = 392178
Step 402: 392178 + 978 = 393156
Step 403: 393156 + 978 = 394134
Step 404: 394134 + 978 = 395112
Step 405: 395112 + 978 = 396090
Step 406: 396090 + 978 = 397068
Step 407: 397068 + 978 = 398046
Step 408: 398046 + 978 = 399024
Step 409: 399024 + 978 = 400002
Step 410: 400002 + 978 = 400980
Step 411: 400980 + 978 = 401958
Step 412: 401958 + 978 = 402936
Step 413: 402936 + 978 = 403914
Step 414: 403914 + 978 = 404892
Step 415: 404892 + 978 = 405870
Step 416: 405870 + 978 = 406848
Step 417: 406848 + 978 = 407826
Step 418: 407826 + 978 = 408804
Step 419: 408804 + 978 = 409782
Step 420: 409782 + 978 = 410760
Step 421: 410760 + 978 = 411738
Step 422: 411738 + 978 = 412716
Step 423: 412716 + 978 = 413694
Step 424: 413694 + 978 = 414672
Step 425: 414672 + 978 = 415650
Step 426: 415650 + 978 = 416628
Step 427: 416628 + 978 = 417606
Step 428: 417606 + 978 = 418584
Step 429: 418584 + 978 = 419562
Step 430: 419562 + 978 = 420540
Step 431: 420540 + 978 = 421518
Step 432: 421518 + 978 = 422496
Step 433: 422496 + 978 = 423474
Step 434: 423474 + 978 = 424452
Step 435: 424452 + 978 = 425430
Step 436: 425430 + 978 = 426408
Step 437: 426408 + 978 = 427386
Step 438: 427386 + 978 = 428364
Step 439: 428364 + 978 = 429342
Step 440: 429342 + 978 = 430320
Step 441: 430320 + 978 = 431298
Step 442: 431298 + 978 = 432276
Step 443: 432276 + 978 = 433254
Step 444: 433254 + 978 = 434232
Step 445: 434232 + 978 = 435210
Step 446: 435210 + 978 = 436188
Step 447: 436188 + 978 = 437166
Step 448: 437166 + 978 = 438144
Step 449: 438144 + 978 = 439122
Step 450: 439122 + 978 = 440100
Step 451: 440100 + 978 = 441078
Step 452: 441078 + 978 = 442056
Step 453: 442056 + 978 = 443034
Step 454: 443034 + 978 = 444012
Step 455: 444012 + 978 = 444990
Step 456: 444990 + 978 = 445968
Step 457: 445968 + 978 = 446946
Step 458: 446946 + 978 = 447924
Step 459: 447924 + 978 = 448902
Step 460: 448902 + 978 = 449880
Step 461: 449880 + 978 = 450858
Step 462: 450858 + 978 = 451836
Step 463: 451836 + 978 = 452814
Step 464: 452814 + 978 = 453792
Step 465: 453792 + 978 = 454770
Step 466: 454770 + 978 = 455748
Step 467: 455748 + 978 = 456726
Step 468: 456726 + 978 = 457704
Step 469: 457704 + 978 = 458682
Step 470: 458682 + 978 = 459660
Step 471: 459660 + 978 = 460638
Step 472: 460638 + 978 = 461616
Step 473: 461616 + 978 = 462594
Step 474: 462594 + 978 = 463572
Step 475: 463572 + 978 = 464550
Step 476: 464550 + 978 = 465528
Step 477: 465528 + 978 = 466506
Step 478: 466506 + 978 = 467484
Step 479: 467484 + 978 = 468462
Step 480: 468462 + 978 = 469440
Step 481: 469440 + 978 = 470418
Step 482: 470418 + 978 = 471396
Step 483: 471396 + 978 = 472374
Step 484: 472374 + 978 = 473352
Step 485: 473352 + 978 = 474330
Step 486: 474330 + 978 = 475308
Step 487: 475308 + 978 = 476286
Step 488: 476286 + 978 = 477264
Step 489: 477264 + 978 = 478242
Step 490: 478242 + 978 = 479220
Step 491: 479220 + 978 = 480198
Step 492: 480198 + 978 = 481176
Step 493: 481176 + 978 = 482154
Step 494: 482154 + 978 = 483132

So, 978*494 = 483132