Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 954 and we're going to multiply it by 492, essentially adding 954 to itself 492 times.
Step 1: 0 + 954 = 954
Step 2: 954 + 954 = 1908
Step 3: 1908 + 954 = 2862
Step 4: 2862 + 954 = 3816
Step 5: 3816 + 954 = 4770
Step 6: 4770 + 954 = 5724
Step 7: 5724 + 954 = 6678
Step 8: 6678 + 954 = 7632
Step 9: 7632 + 954 = 8586
Step 10: 8586 + 954 = 9540
Step 11: 9540 + 954 = 10494
Step 12: 10494 + 954 = 11448
Step 13: 11448 + 954 = 12402
Step 14: 12402 + 954 = 13356
Step 15: 13356 + 954 = 14310
Step 16: 14310 + 954 = 15264
Step 17: 15264 + 954 = 16218
Step 18: 16218 + 954 = 17172
Step 19: 17172 + 954 = 18126
Step 20: 18126 + 954 = 19080
Step 21: 19080 + 954 = 20034
Step 22: 20034 + 954 = 20988
Step 23: 20988 + 954 = 21942
Step 24: 21942 + 954 = 22896
Step 25: 22896 + 954 = 23850
Step 26: 23850 + 954 = 24804
Step 27: 24804 + 954 = 25758
Step 28: 25758 + 954 = 26712
Step 29: 26712 + 954 = 27666
Step 30: 27666 + 954 = 28620
Step 31: 28620 + 954 = 29574
Step 32: 29574 + 954 = 30528
Step 33: 30528 + 954 = 31482
Step 34: 31482 + 954 = 32436
Step 35: 32436 + 954 = 33390
Step 36: 33390 + 954 = 34344
Step 37: 34344 + 954 = 35298
Step 38: 35298 + 954 = 36252
Step 39: 36252 + 954 = 37206
Step 40: 37206 + 954 = 38160
Step 41: 38160 + 954 = 39114
Step 42: 39114 + 954 = 40068
Step 43: 40068 + 954 = 41022
Step 44: 41022 + 954 = 41976
Step 45: 41976 + 954 = 42930
Step 46: 42930 + 954 = 43884
Step 47: 43884 + 954 = 44838
Step 48: 44838 + 954 = 45792
Step 49: 45792 + 954 = 46746
Step 50: 46746 + 954 = 47700
Step 51: 47700 + 954 = 48654
Step 52: 48654 + 954 = 49608
Step 53: 49608 + 954 = 50562
Step 54: 50562 + 954 = 51516
Step 55: 51516 + 954 = 52470
Step 56: 52470 + 954 = 53424
Step 57: 53424 + 954 = 54378
Step 58: 54378 + 954 = 55332
Step 59: 55332 + 954 = 56286
Step 60: 56286 + 954 = 57240
Step 61: 57240 + 954 = 58194
Step 62: 58194 + 954 = 59148
Step 63: 59148 + 954 = 60102
Step 64: 60102 + 954 = 61056
Step 65: 61056 + 954 = 62010
Step 66: 62010 + 954 = 62964
Step 67: 62964 + 954 = 63918
Step 68: 63918 + 954 = 64872
Step 69: 64872 + 954 = 65826
Step 70: 65826 + 954 = 66780
Step 71: 66780 + 954 = 67734
Step 72: 67734 + 954 = 68688
Step 73: 68688 + 954 = 69642
Step 74: 69642 + 954 = 70596
Step 75: 70596 + 954 = 71550
Step 76: 71550 + 954 = 72504
Step 77: 72504 + 954 = 73458
Step 78: 73458 + 954 = 74412
Step 79: 74412 + 954 = 75366
Step 80: 75366 + 954 = 76320
Step 81: 76320 + 954 = 77274
Step 82: 77274 + 954 = 78228
Step 83: 78228 + 954 = 79182
Step 84: 79182 + 954 = 80136
Step 85: 80136 + 954 = 81090
Step 86: 81090 + 954 = 82044
Step 87: 82044 + 954 = 82998
Step 88: 82998 + 954 = 83952
Step 89: 83952 + 954 = 84906
Step 90: 84906 + 954 = 85860
Step 91: 85860 + 954 = 86814
Step 92: 86814 + 954 = 87768
Step 93: 87768 + 954 = 88722
Step 94: 88722 + 954 = 89676
Step 95: 89676 + 954 = 90630
Step 96: 90630 + 954 = 91584
Step 97: 91584 + 954 = 92538
Step 98: 92538 + 954 = 93492
Step 99: 93492 + 954 = 94446
Step 100: 94446 + 954 = 95400
Step 101: 95400 + 954 = 96354
Step 102: 96354 + 954 = 97308
Step 103: 97308 + 954 = 98262
Step 104: 98262 + 954 = 99216
Step 105: 99216 + 954 = 100170
Step 106: 100170 + 954 = 101124
Step 107: 101124 + 954 = 102078
Step 108: 102078 + 954 = 103032
Step 109: 103032 + 954 = 103986
Step 110: 103986 + 954 = 104940
Step 111: 104940 + 954 = 105894
Step 112: 105894 + 954 = 106848
Step 113: 106848 + 954 = 107802
Step 114: 107802 + 954 = 108756
Step 115: 108756 + 954 = 109710
Step 116: 109710 + 954 = 110664
Step 117: 110664 + 954 = 111618
Step 118: 111618 + 954 = 112572
Step 119: 112572 + 954 = 113526
Step 120: 113526 + 954 = 114480
Step 121: 114480 + 954 = 115434
Step 122: 115434 + 954 = 116388
Step 123: 116388 + 954 = 117342
Step 124: 117342 + 954 = 118296
Step 125: 118296 + 954 = 119250
Step 126: 119250 + 954 = 120204
Step 127: 120204 + 954 = 121158
Step 128: 121158 + 954 = 122112
Step 129: 122112 + 954 = 123066
Step 130: 123066 + 954 = 124020
Step 131: 124020 + 954 = 124974
Step 132: 124974 + 954 = 125928
Step 133: 125928 + 954 = 126882
Step 134: 126882 + 954 = 127836
Step 135: 127836 + 954 = 128790
Step 136: 128790 + 954 = 129744
Step 137: 129744 + 954 = 130698
Step 138: 130698 + 954 = 131652
Step 139: 131652 + 954 = 132606
Step 140: 132606 + 954 = 133560
Step 141: 133560 + 954 = 134514
Step 142: 134514 + 954 = 135468
Step 143: 135468 + 954 = 136422
Step 144: 136422 + 954 = 137376
Step 145: 137376 + 954 = 138330
Step 146: 138330 + 954 = 139284
Step 147: 139284 + 954 = 140238
Step 148: 140238 + 954 = 141192
Step 149: 141192 + 954 = 142146
Step 150: 142146 + 954 = 143100
Step 151: 143100 + 954 = 144054
Step 152: 144054 + 954 = 145008
Step 153: 145008 + 954 = 145962
Step 154: 145962 + 954 = 146916
Step 155: 146916 + 954 = 147870
Step 156: 147870 + 954 = 148824
Step 157: 148824 + 954 = 149778
Step 158: 149778 + 954 = 150732
Step 159: 150732 + 954 = 151686
Step 160: 151686 + 954 = 152640
Step 161: 152640 + 954 = 153594
Step 162: 153594 + 954 = 154548
Step 163: 154548 + 954 = 155502
Step 164: 155502 + 954 = 156456
Step 165: 156456 + 954 = 157410
Step 166: 157410 + 954 = 158364
Step 167: 158364 + 954 = 159318
Step 168: 159318 + 954 = 160272
Step 169: 160272 + 954 = 161226
Step 170: 161226 + 954 = 162180
Step 171: 162180 + 954 = 163134
Step 172: 163134 + 954 = 164088
Step 173: 164088 + 954 = 165042
Step 174: 165042 + 954 = 165996
Step 175: 165996 + 954 = 166950
Step 176: 166950 + 954 = 167904
Step 177: 167904 + 954 = 168858
Step 178: 168858 + 954 = 169812
Step 179: 169812 + 954 = 170766
Step 180: 170766 + 954 = 171720
Step 181: 171720 + 954 = 172674
Step 182: 172674 + 954 = 173628
Step 183: 173628 + 954 = 174582
Step 184: 174582 + 954 = 175536
Step 185: 175536 + 954 = 176490
Step 186: 176490 + 954 = 177444
Step 187: 177444 + 954 = 178398
Step 188: 178398 + 954 = 179352
Step 189: 179352 + 954 = 180306
Step 190: 180306 + 954 = 181260
Step 191: 181260 + 954 = 182214
Step 192: 182214 + 954 = 183168
Step 193: 183168 + 954 = 184122
Step 194: 184122 + 954 = 185076
Step 195: 185076 + 954 = 186030
Step 196: 186030 + 954 = 186984
Step 197: 186984 + 954 = 187938
Step 198: 187938 + 954 = 188892
Step 199: 188892 + 954 = 189846
Step 200: 189846 + 954 = 190800
Step 201: 190800 + 954 = 191754
Step 202: 191754 + 954 = 192708
Step 203: 192708 + 954 = 193662
Step 204: 193662 + 954 = 194616
Step 205: 194616 + 954 = 195570
Step 206: 195570 + 954 = 196524
Step 207: 196524 + 954 = 197478
Step 208: 197478 + 954 = 198432
Step 209: 198432 + 954 = 199386
Step 210: 199386 + 954 = 200340
Step 211: 200340 + 954 = 201294
Step 212: 201294 + 954 = 202248
Step 213: 202248 + 954 = 203202
Step 214: 203202 + 954 = 204156
Step 215: 204156 + 954 = 205110
Step 216: 205110 + 954 = 206064
Step 217: 206064 + 954 = 207018
Step 218: 207018 + 954 = 207972
Step 219: 207972 + 954 = 208926
Step 220: 208926 + 954 = 209880
Step 221: 209880 + 954 = 210834
Step 222: 210834 + 954 = 211788
Step 223: 211788 + 954 = 212742
Step 224: 212742 + 954 = 213696
Step 225: 213696 + 954 = 214650
Step 226: 214650 + 954 = 215604
Step 227: 215604 + 954 = 216558
Step 228: 216558 + 954 = 217512
Step 229: 217512 + 954 = 218466
Step 230: 218466 + 954 = 219420
Step 231: 219420 + 954 = 220374
Step 232: 220374 + 954 = 221328
Step 233: 221328 + 954 = 222282
Step 234: 222282 + 954 = 223236
Step 235: 223236 + 954 = 224190
Step 236: 224190 + 954 = 225144
Step 237: 225144 + 954 = 226098
Step 238: 226098 + 954 = 227052
Step 239: 227052 + 954 = 228006
Step 240: 228006 + 954 = 228960
Step 241: 228960 + 954 = 229914
Step 242: 229914 + 954 = 230868
Step 243: 230868 + 954 = 231822
Step 244: 231822 + 954 = 232776
Step 245: 232776 + 954 = 233730
Step 246: 233730 + 954 = 234684
Step 247: 234684 + 954 = 235638
Step 248: 235638 + 954 = 236592
Step 249: 236592 + 954 = 237546
Step 250: 237546 + 954 = 238500
Step 251: 238500 + 954 = 239454
Step 252: 239454 + 954 = 240408
Step 253: 240408 + 954 = 241362
Step 254: 241362 + 954 = 242316
Step 255: 242316 + 954 = 243270
Step 256: 243270 + 954 = 244224
Step 257: 244224 + 954 = 245178
Step 258: 245178 + 954 = 246132
Step 259: 246132 + 954 = 247086
Step 260: 247086 + 954 = 248040
Step 261: 248040 + 954 = 248994
Step 262: 248994 + 954 = 249948
Step 263: 249948 + 954 = 250902
Step 264: 250902 + 954 = 251856
Step 265: 251856 + 954 = 252810
Step 266: 252810 + 954 = 253764
Step 267: 253764 + 954 = 254718
Step 268: 254718 + 954 = 255672
Step 269: 255672 + 954 = 256626
Step 270: 256626 + 954 = 257580
Step 271: 257580 + 954 = 258534
Step 272: 258534 + 954 = 259488
Step 273: 259488 + 954 = 260442
Step 274: 260442 + 954 = 261396
Step 275: 261396 + 954 = 262350
Step 276: 262350 + 954 = 263304
Step 277: 263304 + 954 = 264258
Step 278: 264258 + 954 = 265212
Step 279: 265212 + 954 = 266166
Step 280: 266166 + 954 = 267120
Step 281: 267120 + 954 = 268074
Step 282: 268074 + 954 = 269028
Step 283: 269028 + 954 = 269982
Step 284: 269982 + 954 = 270936
Step 285: 270936 + 954 = 271890
Step 286: 271890 + 954 = 272844
Step 287: 272844 + 954 = 273798
Step 288: 273798 + 954 = 274752
Step 289: 274752 + 954 = 275706
Step 290: 275706 + 954 = 276660
Step 291: 276660 + 954 = 277614
Step 292: 277614 + 954 = 278568
Step 293: 278568 + 954 = 279522
Step 294: 279522 + 954 = 280476
Step 295: 280476 + 954 = 281430
Step 296: 281430 + 954 = 282384
Step 297: 282384 + 954 = 283338
Step 298: 283338 + 954 = 284292
Step 299: 284292 + 954 = 285246
Step 300: 285246 + 954 = 286200
Step 301: 286200 + 954 = 287154
Step 302: 287154 + 954 = 288108
Step 303: 288108 + 954 = 289062
Step 304: 289062 + 954 = 290016
Step 305: 290016 + 954 = 290970
Step 306: 290970 + 954 = 291924
Step 307: 291924 + 954 = 292878
Step 308: 292878 + 954 = 293832
Step 309: 293832 + 954 = 294786
Step 310: 294786 + 954 = 295740
Step 311: 295740 + 954 = 296694
Step 312: 296694 + 954 = 297648
Step 313: 297648 + 954 = 298602
Step 314: 298602 + 954 = 299556
Step 315: 299556 + 954 = 300510
Step 316: 300510 + 954 = 301464
Step 317: 301464 + 954 = 302418
Step 318: 302418 + 954 = 303372
Step 319: 303372 + 954 = 304326
Step 320: 304326 + 954 = 305280
Step 321: 305280 + 954 = 306234
Step 322: 306234 + 954 = 307188
Step 323: 307188 + 954 = 308142
Step 324: 308142 + 954 = 309096
Step 325: 309096 + 954 = 310050
Step 326: 310050 + 954 = 311004
Step 327: 311004 + 954 = 311958
Step 328: 311958 + 954 = 312912
Step 329: 312912 + 954 = 313866
Step 330: 313866 + 954 = 314820
Step 331: 314820 + 954 = 315774
Step 332: 315774 + 954 = 316728
Step 333: 316728 + 954 = 317682
Step 334: 317682 + 954 = 318636
Step 335: 318636 + 954 = 319590
Step 336: 319590 + 954 = 320544
Step 337: 320544 + 954 = 321498
Step 338: 321498 + 954 = 322452
Step 339: 322452 + 954 = 323406
Step 340: 323406 + 954 = 324360
Step 341: 324360 + 954 = 325314
Step 342: 325314 + 954 = 326268
Step 343: 326268 + 954 = 327222
Step 344: 327222 + 954 = 328176
Step 345: 328176 + 954 = 329130
Step 346: 329130 + 954 = 330084
Step 347: 330084 + 954 = 331038
Step 348: 331038 + 954 = 331992
Step 349: 331992 + 954 = 332946
Step 350: 332946 + 954 = 333900
Step 351: 333900 + 954 = 334854
Step 352: 334854 + 954 = 335808
Step 353: 335808 + 954 = 336762
Step 354: 336762 + 954 = 337716
Step 355: 337716 + 954 = 338670
Step 356: 338670 + 954 = 339624
Step 357: 339624 + 954 = 340578
Step 358: 340578 + 954 = 341532
Step 359: 341532 + 954 = 342486
Step 360: 342486 + 954 = 343440
Step 361: 343440 + 954 = 344394
Step 362: 344394 + 954 = 345348
Step 363: 345348 + 954 = 346302
Step 364: 346302 + 954 = 347256
Step 365: 347256 + 954 = 348210
Step 366: 348210 + 954 = 349164
Step 367: 349164 + 954 = 350118
Step 368: 350118 + 954 = 351072
Step 369: 351072 + 954 = 352026
Step 370: 352026 + 954 = 352980
Step 371: 352980 + 954 = 353934
Step 372: 353934 + 954 = 354888
Step 373: 354888 + 954 = 355842
Step 374: 355842 + 954 = 356796
Step 375: 356796 + 954 = 357750
Step 376: 357750 + 954 = 358704
Step 377: 358704 + 954 = 359658
Step 378: 359658 + 954 = 360612
Step 379: 360612 + 954 = 361566
Step 380: 361566 + 954 = 362520
Step 381: 362520 + 954 = 363474
Step 382: 363474 + 954 = 364428
Step 383: 364428 + 954 = 365382
Step 384: 365382 + 954 = 366336
Step 385: 366336 + 954 = 367290
Step 386: 367290 + 954 = 368244
Step 387: 368244 + 954 = 369198
Step 388: 369198 + 954 = 370152
Step 389: 370152 + 954 = 371106
Step 390: 371106 + 954 = 372060
Step 391: 372060 + 954 = 373014
Step 392: 373014 + 954 = 373968
Step 393: 373968 + 954 = 374922
Step 394: 374922 + 954 = 375876
Step 395: 375876 + 954 = 376830
Step 396: 376830 + 954 = 377784
Step 397: 377784 + 954 = 378738
Step 398: 378738 + 954 = 379692
Step 399: 379692 + 954 = 380646
Step 400: 380646 + 954 = 381600
Step 401: 381600 + 954 = 382554
Step 402: 382554 + 954 = 383508
Step 403: 383508 + 954 = 384462
Step 404: 384462 + 954 = 385416
Step 405: 385416 + 954 = 386370
Step 406: 386370 + 954 = 387324
Step 407: 387324 + 954 = 388278
Step 408: 388278 + 954 = 389232
Step 409: 389232 + 954 = 390186
Step 410: 390186 + 954 = 391140
Step 411: 391140 + 954 = 392094
Step 412: 392094 + 954 = 393048
Step 413: 393048 + 954 = 394002
Step 414: 394002 + 954 = 394956
Step 415: 394956 + 954 = 395910
Step 416: 395910 + 954 = 396864
Step 417: 396864 + 954 = 397818
Step 418: 397818 + 954 = 398772
Step 419: 398772 + 954 = 399726
Step 420: 399726 + 954 = 400680
Step 421: 400680 + 954 = 401634
Step 422: 401634 + 954 = 402588
Step 423: 402588 + 954 = 403542
Step 424: 403542 + 954 = 404496
Step 425: 404496 + 954 = 405450
Step 426: 405450 + 954 = 406404
Step 427: 406404 + 954 = 407358
Step 428: 407358 + 954 = 408312
Step 429: 408312 + 954 = 409266
Step 430: 409266 + 954 = 410220
Step 431: 410220 + 954 = 411174
Step 432: 411174 + 954 = 412128
Step 433: 412128 + 954 = 413082
Step 434: 413082 + 954 = 414036
Step 435: 414036 + 954 = 414990
Step 436: 414990 + 954 = 415944
Step 437: 415944 + 954 = 416898
Step 438: 416898 + 954 = 417852
Step 439: 417852 + 954 = 418806
Step 440: 418806 + 954 = 419760
Step 441: 419760 + 954 = 420714
Step 442: 420714 + 954 = 421668
Step 443: 421668 + 954 = 422622
Step 444: 422622 + 954 = 423576
Step 445: 423576 + 954 = 424530
Step 446: 424530 + 954 = 425484
Step 447: 425484 + 954 = 426438
Step 448: 426438 + 954 = 427392
Step 449: 427392 + 954 = 428346
Step 450: 428346 + 954 = 429300
Step 451: 429300 + 954 = 430254
Step 452: 430254 + 954 = 431208
Step 453: 431208 + 954 = 432162
Step 454: 432162 + 954 = 433116
Step 455: 433116 + 954 = 434070
Step 456: 434070 + 954 = 435024
Step 457: 435024 + 954 = 435978
Step 458: 435978 + 954 = 436932
Step 459: 436932 + 954 = 437886
Step 460: 437886 + 954 = 438840
Step 461: 438840 + 954 = 439794
Step 462: 439794 + 954 = 440748
Step 463: 440748 + 954 = 441702
Step 464: 441702 + 954 = 442656
Step 465: 442656 + 954 = 443610
Step 466: 443610 + 954 = 444564
Step 467: 444564 + 954 = 445518
Step 468: 445518 + 954 = 446472
Step 469: 446472 + 954 = 447426
Step 470: 447426 + 954 = 448380
Step 471: 448380 + 954 = 449334
Step 472: 449334 + 954 = 450288
Step 473: 450288 + 954 = 451242
Step 474: 451242 + 954 = 452196
Step 475: 452196 + 954 = 453150
Step 476: 453150 + 954 = 454104
Step 477: 454104 + 954 = 455058
Step 478: 455058 + 954 = 456012
Step 479: 456012 + 954 = 456966
Step 480: 456966 + 954 = 457920
Step 481: 457920 + 954 = 458874
Step 482: 458874 + 954 = 459828
Step 483: 459828 + 954 = 460782
Step 484: 460782 + 954 = 461736
Step 485: 461736 + 954 = 462690
Step 486: 462690 + 954 = 463644
Step 487: 463644 + 954 = 464598
Step 488: 464598 + 954 = 465552
Step 489: 465552 + 954 = 466506
Step 490: 466506 + 954 = 467460
Step 491: 467460 + 954 = 468414
Step 492: 468414 + 954 = 469368

So, 954*492 = 469368