Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 959. 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 959 and add it to itself 494 times.
Step 1: 0 + 959 = 959
Step 2: 959 + 959 = 1918
Step 3: 1918 + 959 = 2877
Step 4: 2877 + 959 = 3836
Step 5: 3836 + 959 = 4795
Step 6: 4795 + 959 = 5754
Step 7: 5754 + 959 = 6713
Step 8: 6713 + 959 = 7672
Step 9: 7672 + 959 = 8631
Step 10: 8631 + 959 = 9590
Step 11: 9590 + 959 = 10549
Step 12: 10549 + 959 = 11508
Step 13: 11508 + 959 = 12467
Step 14: 12467 + 959 = 13426
Step 15: 13426 + 959 = 14385
Step 16: 14385 + 959 = 15344
Step 17: 15344 + 959 = 16303
Step 18: 16303 + 959 = 17262
Step 19: 17262 + 959 = 18221
Step 20: 18221 + 959 = 19180
Step 21: 19180 + 959 = 20139
Step 22: 20139 + 959 = 21098
Step 23: 21098 + 959 = 22057
Step 24: 22057 + 959 = 23016
Step 25: 23016 + 959 = 23975
Step 26: 23975 + 959 = 24934
Step 27: 24934 + 959 = 25893
Step 28: 25893 + 959 = 26852
Step 29: 26852 + 959 = 27811
Step 30: 27811 + 959 = 28770
Step 31: 28770 + 959 = 29729
Step 32: 29729 + 959 = 30688
Step 33: 30688 + 959 = 31647
Step 34: 31647 + 959 = 32606
Step 35: 32606 + 959 = 33565
Step 36: 33565 + 959 = 34524
Step 37: 34524 + 959 = 35483
Step 38: 35483 + 959 = 36442
Step 39: 36442 + 959 = 37401
Step 40: 37401 + 959 = 38360
Step 41: 38360 + 959 = 39319
Step 42: 39319 + 959 = 40278
Step 43: 40278 + 959 = 41237
Step 44: 41237 + 959 = 42196
Step 45: 42196 + 959 = 43155
Step 46: 43155 + 959 = 44114
Step 47: 44114 + 959 = 45073
Step 48: 45073 + 959 = 46032
Step 49: 46032 + 959 = 46991
Step 50: 46991 + 959 = 47950
Step 51: 47950 + 959 = 48909
Step 52: 48909 + 959 = 49868
Step 53: 49868 + 959 = 50827
Step 54: 50827 + 959 = 51786
Step 55: 51786 + 959 = 52745
Step 56: 52745 + 959 = 53704
Step 57: 53704 + 959 = 54663
Step 58: 54663 + 959 = 55622
Step 59: 55622 + 959 = 56581
Step 60: 56581 + 959 = 57540
Step 61: 57540 + 959 = 58499
Step 62: 58499 + 959 = 59458
Step 63: 59458 + 959 = 60417
Step 64: 60417 + 959 = 61376
Step 65: 61376 + 959 = 62335
Step 66: 62335 + 959 = 63294
Step 67: 63294 + 959 = 64253
Step 68: 64253 + 959 = 65212
Step 69: 65212 + 959 = 66171
Step 70: 66171 + 959 = 67130
Step 71: 67130 + 959 = 68089
Step 72: 68089 + 959 = 69048
Step 73: 69048 + 959 = 70007
Step 74: 70007 + 959 = 70966
Step 75: 70966 + 959 = 71925
Step 76: 71925 + 959 = 72884
Step 77: 72884 + 959 = 73843
Step 78: 73843 + 959 = 74802
Step 79: 74802 + 959 = 75761
Step 80: 75761 + 959 = 76720
Step 81: 76720 + 959 = 77679
Step 82: 77679 + 959 = 78638
Step 83: 78638 + 959 = 79597
Step 84: 79597 + 959 = 80556
Step 85: 80556 + 959 = 81515
Step 86: 81515 + 959 = 82474
Step 87: 82474 + 959 = 83433
Step 88: 83433 + 959 = 84392
Step 89: 84392 + 959 = 85351
Step 90: 85351 + 959 = 86310
Step 91: 86310 + 959 = 87269
Step 92: 87269 + 959 = 88228
Step 93: 88228 + 959 = 89187
Step 94: 89187 + 959 = 90146
Step 95: 90146 + 959 = 91105
Step 96: 91105 + 959 = 92064
Step 97: 92064 + 959 = 93023
Step 98: 93023 + 959 = 93982
Step 99: 93982 + 959 = 94941
Step 100: 94941 + 959 = 95900
Step 101: 95900 + 959 = 96859
Step 102: 96859 + 959 = 97818
Step 103: 97818 + 959 = 98777
Step 104: 98777 + 959 = 99736
Step 105: 99736 + 959 = 100695
Step 106: 100695 + 959 = 101654
Step 107: 101654 + 959 = 102613
Step 108: 102613 + 959 = 103572
Step 109: 103572 + 959 = 104531
Step 110: 104531 + 959 = 105490
Step 111: 105490 + 959 = 106449
Step 112: 106449 + 959 = 107408
Step 113: 107408 + 959 = 108367
Step 114: 108367 + 959 = 109326
Step 115: 109326 + 959 = 110285
Step 116: 110285 + 959 = 111244
Step 117: 111244 + 959 = 112203
Step 118: 112203 + 959 = 113162
Step 119: 113162 + 959 = 114121
Step 120: 114121 + 959 = 115080
Step 121: 115080 + 959 = 116039
Step 122: 116039 + 959 = 116998
Step 123: 116998 + 959 = 117957
Step 124: 117957 + 959 = 118916
Step 125: 118916 + 959 = 119875
Step 126: 119875 + 959 = 120834
Step 127: 120834 + 959 = 121793
Step 128: 121793 + 959 = 122752
Step 129: 122752 + 959 = 123711
Step 130: 123711 + 959 = 124670
Step 131: 124670 + 959 = 125629
Step 132: 125629 + 959 = 126588
Step 133: 126588 + 959 = 127547
Step 134: 127547 + 959 = 128506
Step 135: 128506 + 959 = 129465
Step 136: 129465 + 959 = 130424
Step 137: 130424 + 959 = 131383
Step 138: 131383 + 959 = 132342
Step 139: 132342 + 959 = 133301
Step 140: 133301 + 959 = 134260
Step 141: 134260 + 959 = 135219
Step 142: 135219 + 959 = 136178
Step 143: 136178 + 959 = 137137
Step 144: 137137 + 959 = 138096
Step 145: 138096 + 959 = 139055
Step 146: 139055 + 959 = 140014
Step 147: 140014 + 959 = 140973
Step 148: 140973 + 959 = 141932
Step 149: 141932 + 959 = 142891
Step 150: 142891 + 959 = 143850
Step 151: 143850 + 959 = 144809
Step 152: 144809 + 959 = 145768
Step 153: 145768 + 959 = 146727
Step 154: 146727 + 959 = 147686
Step 155: 147686 + 959 = 148645
Step 156: 148645 + 959 = 149604
Step 157: 149604 + 959 = 150563
Step 158: 150563 + 959 = 151522
Step 159: 151522 + 959 = 152481
Step 160: 152481 + 959 = 153440
Step 161: 153440 + 959 = 154399
Step 162: 154399 + 959 = 155358
Step 163: 155358 + 959 = 156317
Step 164: 156317 + 959 = 157276
Step 165: 157276 + 959 = 158235
Step 166: 158235 + 959 = 159194
Step 167: 159194 + 959 = 160153
Step 168: 160153 + 959 = 161112
Step 169: 161112 + 959 = 162071
Step 170: 162071 + 959 = 163030
Step 171: 163030 + 959 = 163989
Step 172: 163989 + 959 = 164948
Step 173: 164948 + 959 = 165907
Step 174: 165907 + 959 = 166866
Step 175: 166866 + 959 = 167825
Step 176: 167825 + 959 = 168784
Step 177: 168784 + 959 = 169743
Step 178: 169743 + 959 = 170702
Step 179: 170702 + 959 = 171661
Step 180: 171661 + 959 = 172620
Step 181: 172620 + 959 = 173579
Step 182: 173579 + 959 = 174538
Step 183: 174538 + 959 = 175497
Step 184: 175497 + 959 = 176456
Step 185: 176456 + 959 = 177415
Step 186: 177415 + 959 = 178374
Step 187: 178374 + 959 = 179333
Step 188: 179333 + 959 = 180292
Step 189: 180292 + 959 = 181251
Step 190: 181251 + 959 = 182210
Step 191: 182210 + 959 = 183169
Step 192: 183169 + 959 = 184128
Step 193: 184128 + 959 = 185087
Step 194: 185087 + 959 = 186046
Step 195: 186046 + 959 = 187005
Step 196: 187005 + 959 = 187964
Step 197: 187964 + 959 = 188923
Step 198: 188923 + 959 = 189882
Step 199: 189882 + 959 = 190841
Step 200: 190841 + 959 = 191800
Step 201: 191800 + 959 = 192759
Step 202: 192759 + 959 = 193718
Step 203: 193718 + 959 = 194677
Step 204: 194677 + 959 = 195636
Step 205: 195636 + 959 = 196595
Step 206: 196595 + 959 = 197554
Step 207: 197554 + 959 = 198513
Step 208: 198513 + 959 = 199472
Step 209: 199472 + 959 = 200431
Step 210: 200431 + 959 = 201390
Step 211: 201390 + 959 = 202349
Step 212: 202349 + 959 = 203308
Step 213: 203308 + 959 = 204267
Step 214: 204267 + 959 = 205226
Step 215: 205226 + 959 = 206185
Step 216: 206185 + 959 = 207144
Step 217: 207144 + 959 = 208103
Step 218: 208103 + 959 = 209062
Step 219: 209062 + 959 = 210021
Step 220: 210021 + 959 = 210980
Step 221: 210980 + 959 = 211939
Step 222: 211939 + 959 = 212898
Step 223: 212898 + 959 = 213857
Step 224: 213857 + 959 = 214816
Step 225: 214816 + 959 = 215775
Step 226: 215775 + 959 = 216734
Step 227: 216734 + 959 = 217693
Step 228: 217693 + 959 = 218652
Step 229: 218652 + 959 = 219611
Step 230: 219611 + 959 = 220570
Step 231: 220570 + 959 = 221529
Step 232: 221529 + 959 = 222488
Step 233: 222488 + 959 = 223447
Step 234: 223447 + 959 = 224406
Step 235: 224406 + 959 = 225365
Step 236: 225365 + 959 = 226324
Step 237: 226324 + 959 = 227283
Step 238: 227283 + 959 = 228242
Step 239: 228242 + 959 = 229201
Step 240: 229201 + 959 = 230160
Step 241: 230160 + 959 = 231119
Step 242: 231119 + 959 = 232078
Step 243: 232078 + 959 = 233037
Step 244: 233037 + 959 = 233996
Step 245: 233996 + 959 = 234955
Step 246: 234955 + 959 = 235914
Step 247: 235914 + 959 = 236873
Step 248: 236873 + 959 = 237832
Step 249: 237832 + 959 = 238791
Step 250: 238791 + 959 = 239750
Step 251: 239750 + 959 = 240709
Step 252: 240709 + 959 = 241668
Step 253: 241668 + 959 = 242627
Step 254: 242627 + 959 = 243586
Step 255: 243586 + 959 = 244545
Step 256: 244545 + 959 = 245504
Step 257: 245504 + 959 = 246463
Step 258: 246463 + 959 = 247422
Step 259: 247422 + 959 = 248381
Step 260: 248381 + 959 = 249340
Step 261: 249340 + 959 = 250299
Step 262: 250299 + 959 = 251258
Step 263: 251258 + 959 = 252217
Step 264: 252217 + 959 = 253176
Step 265: 253176 + 959 = 254135
Step 266: 254135 + 959 = 255094
Step 267: 255094 + 959 = 256053
Step 268: 256053 + 959 = 257012
Step 269: 257012 + 959 = 257971
Step 270: 257971 + 959 = 258930
Step 271: 258930 + 959 = 259889
Step 272: 259889 + 959 = 260848
Step 273: 260848 + 959 = 261807
Step 274: 261807 + 959 = 262766
Step 275: 262766 + 959 = 263725
Step 276: 263725 + 959 = 264684
Step 277: 264684 + 959 = 265643
Step 278: 265643 + 959 = 266602
Step 279: 266602 + 959 = 267561
Step 280: 267561 + 959 = 268520
Step 281: 268520 + 959 = 269479
Step 282: 269479 + 959 = 270438
Step 283: 270438 + 959 = 271397
Step 284: 271397 + 959 = 272356
Step 285: 272356 + 959 = 273315
Step 286: 273315 + 959 = 274274
Step 287: 274274 + 959 = 275233
Step 288: 275233 + 959 = 276192
Step 289: 276192 + 959 = 277151
Step 290: 277151 + 959 = 278110
Step 291: 278110 + 959 = 279069
Step 292: 279069 + 959 = 280028
Step 293: 280028 + 959 = 280987
Step 294: 280987 + 959 = 281946
Step 295: 281946 + 959 = 282905
Step 296: 282905 + 959 = 283864
Step 297: 283864 + 959 = 284823
Step 298: 284823 + 959 = 285782
Step 299: 285782 + 959 = 286741
Step 300: 286741 + 959 = 287700
Step 301: 287700 + 959 = 288659
Step 302: 288659 + 959 = 289618
Step 303: 289618 + 959 = 290577
Step 304: 290577 + 959 = 291536
Step 305: 291536 + 959 = 292495
Step 306: 292495 + 959 = 293454
Step 307: 293454 + 959 = 294413
Step 308: 294413 + 959 = 295372
Step 309: 295372 + 959 = 296331
Step 310: 296331 + 959 = 297290
Step 311: 297290 + 959 = 298249
Step 312: 298249 + 959 = 299208
Step 313: 299208 + 959 = 300167
Step 314: 300167 + 959 = 301126
Step 315: 301126 + 959 = 302085
Step 316: 302085 + 959 = 303044
Step 317: 303044 + 959 = 304003
Step 318: 304003 + 959 = 304962
Step 319: 304962 + 959 = 305921
Step 320: 305921 + 959 = 306880
Step 321: 306880 + 959 = 307839
Step 322: 307839 + 959 = 308798
Step 323: 308798 + 959 = 309757
Step 324: 309757 + 959 = 310716
Step 325: 310716 + 959 = 311675
Step 326: 311675 + 959 = 312634
Step 327: 312634 + 959 = 313593
Step 328: 313593 + 959 = 314552
Step 329: 314552 + 959 = 315511
Step 330: 315511 + 959 = 316470
Step 331: 316470 + 959 = 317429
Step 332: 317429 + 959 = 318388
Step 333: 318388 + 959 = 319347
Step 334: 319347 + 959 = 320306
Step 335: 320306 + 959 = 321265
Step 336: 321265 + 959 = 322224
Step 337: 322224 + 959 = 323183
Step 338: 323183 + 959 = 324142
Step 339: 324142 + 959 = 325101
Step 340: 325101 + 959 = 326060
Step 341: 326060 + 959 = 327019
Step 342: 327019 + 959 = 327978
Step 343: 327978 + 959 = 328937
Step 344: 328937 + 959 = 329896
Step 345: 329896 + 959 = 330855
Step 346: 330855 + 959 = 331814
Step 347: 331814 + 959 = 332773
Step 348: 332773 + 959 = 333732
Step 349: 333732 + 959 = 334691
Step 350: 334691 + 959 = 335650
Step 351: 335650 + 959 = 336609
Step 352: 336609 + 959 = 337568
Step 353: 337568 + 959 = 338527
Step 354: 338527 + 959 = 339486
Step 355: 339486 + 959 = 340445
Step 356: 340445 + 959 = 341404
Step 357: 341404 + 959 = 342363
Step 358: 342363 + 959 = 343322
Step 359: 343322 + 959 = 344281
Step 360: 344281 + 959 = 345240
Step 361: 345240 + 959 = 346199
Step 362: 346199 + 959 = 347158
Step 363: 347158 + 959 = 348117
Step 364: 348117 + 959 = 349076
Step 365: 349076 + 959 = 350035
Step 366: 350035 + 959 = 350994
Step 367: 350994 + 959 = 351953
Step 368: 351953 + 959 = 352912
Step 369: 352912 + 959 = 353871
Step 370: 353871 + 959 = 354830
Step 371: 354830 + 959 = 355789
Step 372: 355789 + 959 = 356748
Step 373: 356748 + 959 = 357707
Step 374: 357707 + 959 = 358666
Step 375: 358666 + 959 = 359625
Step 376: 359625 + 959 = 360584
Step 377: 360584 + 959 = 361543
Step 378: 361543 + 959 = 362502
Step 379: 362502 + 959 = 363461
Step 380: 363461 + 959 = 364420
Step 381: 364420 + 959 = 365379
Step 382: 365379 + 959 = 366338
Step 383: 366338 + 959 = 367297
Step 384: 367297 + 959 = 368256
Step 385: 368256 + 959 = 369215
Step 386: 369215 + 959 = 370174
Step 387: 370174 + 959 = 371133
Step 388: 371133 + 959 = 372092
Step 389: 372092 + 959 = 373051
Step 390: 373051 + 959 = 374010
Step 391: 374010 + 959 = 374969
Step 392: 374969 + 959 = 375928
Step 393: 375928 + 959 = 376887
Step 394: 376887 + 959 = 377846
Step 395: 377846 + 959 = 378805
Step 396: 378805 + 959 = 379764
Step 397: 379764 + 959 = 380723
Step 398: 380723 + 959 = 381682
Step 399: 381682 + 959 = 382641
Step 400: 382641 + 959 = 383600
Step 401: 383600 + 959 = 384559
Step 402: 384559 + 959 = 385518
Step 403: 385518 + 959 = 386477
Step 404: 386477 + 959 = 387436
Step 405: 387436 + 959 = 388395
Step 406: 388395 + 959 = 389354
Step 407: 389354 + 959 = 390313
Step 408: 390313 + 959 = 391272
Step 409: 391272 + 959 = 392231
Step 410: 392231 + 959 = 393190
Step 411: 393190 + 959 = 394149
Step 412: 394149 + 959 = 395108
Step 413: 395108 + 959 = 396067
Step 414: 396067 + 959 = 397026
Step 415: 397026 + 959 = 397985
Step 416: 397985 + 959 = 398944
Step 417: 398944 + 959 = 399903
Step 418: 399903 + 959 = 400862
Step 419: 400862 + 959 = 401821
Step 420: 401821 + 959 = 402780
Step 421: 402780 + 959 = 403739
Step 422: 403739 + 959 = 404698
Step 423: 404698 + 959 = 405657
Step 424: 405657 + 959 = 406616
Step 425: 406616 + 959 = 407575
Step 426: 407575 + 959 = 408534
Step 427: 408534 + 959 = 409493
Step 428: 409493 + 959 = 410452
Step 429: 410452 + 959 = 411411
Step 430: 411411 + 959 = 412370
Step 431: 412370 + 959 = 413329
Step 432: 413329 + 959 = 414288
Step 433: 414288 + 959 = 415247
Step 434: 415247 + 959 = 416206
Step 435: 416206 + 959 = 417165
Step 436: 417165 + 959 = 418124
Step 437: 418124 + 959 = 419083
Step 438: 419083 + 959 = 420042
Step 439: 420042 + 959 = 421001
Step 440: 421001 + 959 = 421960
Step 441: 421960 + 959 = 422919
Step 442: 422919 + 959 = 423878
Step 443: 423878 + 959 = 424837
Step 444: 424837 + 959 = 425796
Step 445: 425796 + 959 = 426755
Step 446: 426755 + 959 = 427714
Step 447: 427714 + 959 = 428673
Step 448: 428673 + 959 = 429632
Step 449: 429632 + 959 = 430591
Step 450: 430591 + 959 = 431550
Step 451: 431550 + 959 = 432509
Step 452: 432509 + 959 = 433468
Step 453: 433468 + 959 = 434427
Step 454: 434427 + 959 = 435386
Step 455: 435386 + 959 = 436345
Step 456: 436345 + 959 = 437304
Step 457: 437304 + 959 = 438263
Step 458: 438263 + 959 = 439222
Step 459: 439222 + 959 = 440181
Step 460: 440181 + 959 = 441140
Step 461: 441140 + 959 = 442099
Step 462: 442099 + 959 = 443058
Step 463: 443058 + 959 = 444017
Step 464: 444017 + 959 = 444976
Step 465: 444976 + 959 = 445935
Step 466: 445935 + 959 = 446894
Step 467: 446894 + 959 = 447853
Step 468: 447853 + 959 = 448812
Step 469: 448812 + 959 = 449771
Step 470: 449771 + 959 = 450730
Step 471: 450730 + 959 = 451689
Step 472: 451689 + 959 = 452648
Step 473: 452648 + 959 = 453607
Step 474: 453607 + 959 = 454566
Step 475: 454566 + 959 = 455525
Step 476: 455525 + 959 = 456484
Step 477: 456484 + 959 = 457443
Step 478: 457443 + 959 = 458402
Step 479: 458402 + 959 = 459361
Step 480: 459361 + 959 = 460320
Step 481: 460320 + 959 = 461279
Step 482: 461279 + 959 = 462238
Step 483: 462238 + 959 = 463197
Step 484: 463197 + 959 = 464156
Step 485: 464156 + 959 = 465115
Step 486: 465115 + 959 = 466074
Step 487: 466074 + 959 = 467033
Step 488: 467033 + 959 = 467992
Step 489: 467992 + 959 = 468951
Step 490: 468951 + 959 = 469910
Step 491: 469910 + 959 = 470869
Step 492: 470869 + 959 = 471828
Step 493: 471828 + 959 = 472787
Step 494: 472787 + 959 = 473746

So, 959*494 = 473746