Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 493. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 493. So, we're going to take the number 493 and add it to itself 493 times.
Step 1: 0 + 493 = 493
Step 2: 493 + 493 = 986
Step 3: 986 + 493 = 1479
Step 4: 1479 + 493 = 1972
Step 5: 1972 + 493 = 2465
Step 6: 2465 + 493 = 2958
Step 7: 2958 + 493 = 3451
Step 8: 3451 + 493 = 3944
Step 9: 3944 + 493 = 4437
Step 10: 4437 + 493 = 4930
Step 11: 4930 + 493 = 5423
Step 12: 5423 + 493 = 5916
Step 13: 5916 + 493 = 6409
Step 14: 6409 + 493 = 6902
Step 15: 6902 + 493 = 7395
Step 16: 7395 + 493 = 7888
Step 17: 7888 + 493 = 8381
Step 18: 8381 + 493 = 8874
Step 19: 8874 + 493 = 9367
Step 20: 9367 + 493 = 9860
Step 21: 9860 + 493 = 10353
Step 22: 10353 + 493 = 10846
Step 23: 10846 + 493 = 11339
Step 24: 11339 + 493 = 11832
Step 25: 11832 + 493 = 12325
Step 26: 12325 + 493 = 12818
Step 27: 12818 + 493 = 13311
Step 28: 13311 + 493 = 13804
Step 29: 13804 + 493 = 14297
Step 30: 14297 + 493 = 14790
Step 31: 14790 + 493 = 15283
Step 32: 15283 + 493 = 15776
Step 33: 15776 + 493 = 16269
Step 34: 16269 + 493 = 16762
Step 35: 16762 + 493 = 17255
Step 36: 17255 + 493 = 17748
Step 37: 17748 + 493 = 18241
Step 38: 18241 + 493 = 18734
Step 39: 18734 + 493 = 19227
Step 40: 19227 + 493 = 19720
Step 41: 19720 + 493 = 20213
Step 42: 20213 + 493 = 20706
Step 43: 20706 + 493 = 21199
Step 44: 21199 + 493 = 21692
Step 45: 21692 + 493 = 22185
Step 46: 22185 + 493 = 22678
Step 47: 22678 + 493 = 23171
Step 48: 23171 + 493 = 23664
Step 49: 23664 + 493 = 24157
Step 50: 24157 + 493 = 24650
Step 51: 24650 + 493 = 25143
Step 52: 25143 + 493 = 25636
Step 53: 25636 + 493 = 26129
Step 54: 26129 + 493 = 26622
Step 55: 26622 + 493 = 27115
Step 56: 27115 + 493 = 27608
Step 57: 27608 + 493 = 28101
Step 58: 28101 + 493 = 28594
Step 59: 28594 + 493 = 29087
Step 60: 29087 + 493 = 29580
Step 61: 29580 + 493 = 30073
Step 62: 30073 + 493 = 30566
Step 63: 30566 + 493 = 31059
Step 64: 31059 + 493 = 31552
Step 65: 31552 + 493 = 32045
Step 66: 32045 + 493 = 32538
Step 67: 32538 + 493 = 33031
Step 68: 33031 + 493 = 33524
Step 69: 33524 + 493 = 34017
Step 70: 34017 + 493 = 34510
Step 71: 34510 + 493 = 35003
Step 72: 35003 + 493 = 35496
Step 73: 35496 + 493 = 35989
Step 74: 35989 + 493 = 36482
Step 75: 36482 + 493 = 36975
Step 76: 36975 + 493 = 37468
Step 77: 37468 + 493 = 37961
Step 78: 37961 + 493 = 38454
Step 79: 38454 + 493 = 38947
Step 80: 38947 + 493 = 39440
Step 81: 39440 + 493 = 39933
Step 82: 39933 + 493 = 40426
Step 83: 40426 + 493 = 40919
Step 84: 40919 + 493 = 41412
Step 85: 41412 + 493 = 41905
Step 86: 41905 + 493 = 42398
Step 87: 42398 + 493 = 42891
Step 88: 42891 + 493 = 43384
Step 89: 43384 + 493 = 43877
Step 90: 43877 + 493 = 44370
Step 91: 44370 + 493 = 44863
Step 92: 44863 + 493 = 45356
Step 93: 45356 + 493 = 45849
Step 94: 45849 + 493 = 46342
Step 95: 46342 + 493 = 46835
Step 96: 46835 + 493 = 47328
Step 97: 47328 + 493 = 47821
Step 98: 47821 + 493 = 48314
Step 99: 48314 + 493 = 48807
Step 100: 48807 + 493 = 49300
Step 101: 49300 + 493 = 49793
Step 102: 49793 + 493 = 50286
Step 103: 50286 + 493 = 50779
Step 104: 50779 + 493 = 51272
Step 105: 51272 + 493 = 51765
Step 106: 51765 + 493 = 52258
Step 107: 52258 + 493 = 52751
Step 108: 52751 + 493 = 53244
Step 109: 53244 + 493 = 53737
Step 110: 53737 + 493 = 54230
Step 111: 54230 + 493 = 54723
Step 112: 54723 + 493 = 55216
Step 113: 55216 + 493 = 55709
Step 114: 55709 + 493 = 56202
Step 115: 56202 + 493 = 56695
Step 116: 56695 + 493 = 57188
Step 117: 57188 + 493 = 57681
Step 118: 57681 + 493 = 58174
Step 119: 58174 + 493 = 58667
Step 120: 58667 + 493 = 59160
Step 121: 59160 + 493 = 59653
Step 122: 59653 + 493 = 60146
Step 123: 60146 + 493 = 60639
Step 124: 60639 + 493 = 61132
Step 125: 61132 + 493 = 61625
Step 126: 61625 + 493 = 62118
Step 127: 62118 + 493 = 62611
Step 128: 62611 + 493 = 63104
Step 129: 63104 + 493 = 63597
Step 130: 63597 + 493 = 64090
Step 131: 64090 + 493 = 64583
Step 132: 64583 + 493 = 65076
Step 133: 65076 + 493 = 65569
Step 134: 65569 + 493 = 66062
Step 135: 66062 + 493 = 66555
Step 136: 66555 + 493 = 67048
Step 137: 67048 + 493 = 67541
Step 138: 67541 + 493 = 68034
Step 139: 68034 + 493 = 68527
Step 140: 68527 + 493 = 69020
Step 141: 69020 + 493 = 69513
Step 142: 69513 + 493 = 70006
Step 143: 70006 + 493 = 70499
Step 144: 70499 + 493 = 70992
Step 145: 70992 + 493 = 71485
Step 146: 71485 + 493 = 71978
Step 147: 71978 + 493 = 72471
Step 148: 72471 + 493 = 72964
Step 149: 72964 + 493 = 73457
Step 150: 73457 + 493 = 73950
Step 151: 73950 + 493 = 74443
Step 152: 74443 + 493 = 74936
Step 153: 74936 + 493 = 75429
Step 154: 75429 + 493 = 75922
Step 155: 75922 + 493 = 76415
Step 156: 76415 + 493 = 76908
Step 157: 76908 + 493 = 77401
Step 158: 77401 + 493 = 77894
Step 159: 77894 + 493 = 78387
Step 160: 78387 + 493 = 78880
Step 161: 78880 + 493 = 79373
Step 162: 79373 + 493 = 79866
Step 163: 79866 + 493 = 80359
Step 164: 80359 + 493 = 80852
Step 165: 80852 + 493 = 81345
Step 166: 81345 + 493 = 81838
Step 167: 81838 + 493 = 82331
Step 168: 82331 + 493 = 82824
Step 169: 82824 + 493 = 83317
Step 170: 83317 + 493 = 83810
Step 171: 83810 + 493 = 84303
Step 172: 84303 + 493 = 84796
Step 173: 84796 + 493 = 85289
Step 174: 85289 + 493 = 85782
Step 175: 85782 + 493 = 86275
Step 176: 86275 + 493 = 86768
Step 177: 86768 + 493 = 87261
Step 178: 87261 + 493 = 87754
Step 179: 87754 + 493 = 88247
Step 180: 88247 + 493 = 88740
Step 181: 88740 + 493 = 89233
Step 182: 89233 + 493 = 89726
Step 183: 89726 + 493 = 90219
Step 184: 90219 + 493 = 90712
Step 185: 90712 + 493 = 91205
Step 186: 91205 + 493 = 91698
Step 187: 91698 + 493 = 92191
Step 188: 92191 + 493 = 92684
Step 189: 92684 + 493 = 93177
Step 190: 93177 + 493 = 93670
Step 191: 93670 + 493 = 94163
Step 192: 94163 + 493 = 94656
Step 193: 94656 + 493 = 95149
Step 194: 95149 + 493 = 95642
Step 195: 95642 + 493 = 96135
Step 196: 96135 + 493 = 96628
Step 197: 96628 + 493 = 97121
Step 198: 97121 + 493 = 97614
Step 199: 97614 + 493 = 98107
Step 200: 98107 + 493 = 98600
Step 201: 98600 + 493 = 99093
Step 202: 99093 + 493 = 99586
Step 203: 99586 + 493 = 100079
Step 204: 100079 + 493 = 100572
Step 205: 100572 + 493 = 101065
Step 206: 101065 + 493 = 101558
Step 207: 101558 + 493 = 102051
Step 208: 102051 + 493 = 102544
Step 209: 102544 + 493 = 103037
Step 210: 103037 + 493 = 103530
Step 211: 103530 + 493 = 104023
Step 212: 104023 + 493 = 104516
Step 213: 104516 + 493 = 105009
Step 214: 105009 + 493 = 105502
Step 215: 105502 + 493 = 105995
Step 216: 105995 + 493 = 106488
Step 217: 106488 + 493 = 106981
Step 218: 106981 + 493 = 107474
Step 219: 107474 + 493 = 107967
Step 220: 107967 + 493 = 108460
Step 221: 108460 + 493 = 108953
Step 222: 108953 + 493 = 109446
Step 223: 109446 + 493 = 109939
Step 224: 109939 + 493 = 110432
Step 225: 110432 + 493 = 110925
Step 226: 110925 + 493 = 111418
Step 227: 111418 + 493 = 111911
Step 228: 111911 + 493 = 112404
Step 229: 112404 + 493 = 112897
Step 230: 112897 + 493 = 113390
Step 231: 113390 + 493 = 113883
Step 232: 113883 + 493 = 114376
Step 233: 114376 + 493 = 114869
Step 234: 114869 + 493 = 115362
Step 235: 115362 + 493 = 115855
Step 236: 115855 + 493 = 116348
Step 237: 116348 + 493 = 116841
Step 238: 116841 + 493 = 117334
Step 239: 117334 + 493 = 117827
Step 240: 117827 + 493 = 118320
Step 241: 118320 + 493 = 118813
Step 242: 118813 + 493 = 119306
Step 243: 119306 + 493 = 119799
Step 244: 119799 + 493 = 120292
Step 245: 120292 + 493 = 120785
Step 246: 120785 + 493 = 121278
Step 247: 121278 + 493 = 121771
Step 248: 121771 + 493 = 122264
Step 249: 122264 + 493 = 122757
Step 250: 122757 + 493 = 123250
Step 251: 123250 + 493 = 123743
Step 252: 123743 + 493 = 124236
Step 253: 124236 + 493 = 124729
Step 254: 124729 + 493 = 125222
Step 255: 125222 + 493 = 125715
Step 256: 125715 + 493 = 126208
Step 257: 126208 + 493 = 126701
Step 258: 126701 + 493 = 127194
Step 259: 127194 + 493 = 127687
Step 260: 127687 + 493 = 128180
Step 261: 128180 + 493 = 128673
Step 262: 128673 + 493 = 129166
Step 263: 129166 + 493 = 129659
Step 264: 129659 + 493 = 130152
Step 265: 130152 + 493 = 130645
Step 266: 130645 + 493 = 131138
Step 267: 131138 + 493 = 131631
Step 268: 131631 + 493 = 132124
Step 269: 132124 + 493 = 132617
Step 270: 132617 + 493 = 133110
Step 271: 133110 + 493 = 133603
Step 272: 133603 + 493 = 134096
Step 273: 134096 + 493 = 134589
Step 274: 134589 + 493 = 135082
Step 275: 135082 + 493 = 135575
Step 276: 135575 + 493 = 136068
Step 277: 136068 + 493 = 136561
Step 278: 136561 + 493 = 137054
Step 279: 137054 + 493 = 137547
Step 280: 137547 + 493 = 138040
Step 281: 138040 + 493 = 138533
Step 282: 138533 + 493 = 139026
Step 283: 139026 + 493 = 139519
Step 284: 139519 + 493 = 140012
Step 285: 140012 + 493 = 140505
Step 286: 140505 + 493 = 140998
Step 287: 140998 + 493 = 141491
Step 288: 141491 + 493 = 141984
Step 289: 141984 + 493 = 142477
Step 290: 142477 + 493 = 142970
Step 291: 142970 + 493 = 143463
Step 292: 143463 + 493 = 143956
Step 293: 143956 + 493 = 144449
Step 294: 144449 + 493 = 144942
Step 295: 144942 + 493 = 145435
Step 296: 145435 + 493 = 145928
Step 297: 145928 + 493 = 146421
Step 298: 146421 + 493 = 146914
Step 299: 146914 + 493 = 147407
Step 300: 147407 + 493 = 147900
Step 301: 147900 + 493 = 148393
Step 302: 148393 + 493 = 148886
Step 303: 148886 + 493 = 149379
Step 304: 149379 + 493 = 149872
Step 305: 149872 + 493 = 150365
Step 306: 150365 + 493 = 150858
Step 307: 150858 + 493 = 151351
Step 308: 151351 + 493 = 151844
Step 309: 151844 + 493 = 152337
Step 310: 152337 + 493 = 152830
Step 311: 152830 + 493 = 153323
Step 312: 153323 + 493 = 153816
Step 313: 153816 + 493 = 154309
Step 314: 154309 + 493 = 154802
Step 315: 154802 + 493 = 155295
Step 316: 155295 + 493 = 155788
Step 317: 155788 + 493 = 156281
Step 318: 156281 + 493 = 156774
Step 319: 156774 + 493 = 157267
Step 320: 157267 + 493 = 157760
Step 321: 157760 + 493 = 158253
Step 322: 158253 + 493 = 158746
Step 323: 158746 + 493 = 159239
Step 324: 159239 + 493 = 159732
Step 325: 159732 + 493 = 160225
Step 326: 160225 + 493 = 160718
Step 327: 160718 + 493 = 161211
Step 328: 161211 + 493 = 161704
Step 329: 161704 + 493 = 162197
Step 330: 162197 + 493 = 162690
Step 331: 162690 + 493 = 163183
Step 332: 163183 + 493 = 163676
Step 333: 163676 + 493 = 164169
Step 334: 164169 + 493 = 164662
Step 335: 164662 + 493 = 165155
Step 336: 165155 + 493 = 165648
Step 337: 165648 + 493 = 166141
Step 338: 166141 + 493 = 166634
Step 339: 166634 + 493 = 167127
Step 340: 167127 + 493 = 167620
Step 341: 167620 + 493 = 168113
Step 342: 168113 + 493 = 168606
Step 343: 168606 + 493 = 169099
Step 344: 169099 + 493 = 169592
Step 345: 169592 + 493 = 170085
Step 346: 170085 + 493 = 170578
Step 347: 170578 + 493 = 171071
Step 348: 171071 + 493 = 171564
Step 349: 171564 + 493 = 172057
Step 350: 172057 + 493 = 172550
Step 351: 172550 + 493 = 173043
Step 352: 173043 + 493 = 173536
Step 353: 173536 + 493 = 174029
Step 354: 174029 + 493 = 174522
Step 355: 174522 + 493 = 175015
Step 356: 175015 + 493 = 175508
Step 357: 175508 + 493 = 176001
Step 358: 176001 + 493 = 176494
Step 359: 176494 + 493 = 176987
Step 360: 176987 + 493 = 177480
Step 361: 177480 + 493 = 177973
Step 362: 177973 + 493 = 178466
Step 363: 178466 + 493 = 178959
Step 364: 178959 + 493 = 179452
Step 365: 179452 + 493 = 179945
Step 366: 179945 + 493 = 180438
Step 367: 180438 + 493 = 180931
Step 368: 180931 + 493 = 181424
Step 369: 181424 + 493 = 181917
Step 370: 181917 + 493 = 182410
Step 371: 182410 + 493 = 182903
Step 372: 182903 + 493 = 183396
Step 373: 183396 + 493 = 183889
Step 374: 183889 + 493 = 184382
Step 375: 184382 + 493 = 184875
Step 376: 184875 + 493 = 185368
Step 377: 185368 + 493 = 185861
Step 378: 185861 + 493 = 186354
Step 379: 186354 + 493 = 186847
Step 380: 186847 + 493 = 187340
Step 381: 187340 + 493 = 187833
Step 382: 187833 + 493 = 188326
Step 383: 188326 + 493 = 188819
Step 384: 188819 + 493 = 189312
Step 385: 189312 + 493 = 189805
Step 386: 189805 + 493 = 190298
Step 387: 190298 + 493 = 190791
Step 388: 190791 + 493 = 191284
Step 389: 191284 + 493 = 191777
Step 390: 191777 + 493 = 192270
Step 391: 192270 + 493 = 192763
Step 392: 192763 + 493 = 193256
Step 393: 193256 + 493 = 193749
Step 394: 193749 + 493 = 194242
Step 395: 194242 + 493 = 194735
Step 396: 194735 + 493 = 195228
Step 397: 195228 + 493 = 195721
Step 398: 195721 + 493 = 196214
Step 399: 196214 + 493 = 196707
Step 400: 196707 + 493 = 197200
Step 401: 197200 + 493 = 197693
Step 402: 197693 + 493 = 198186
Step 403: 198186 + 493 = 198679
Step 404: 198679 + 493 = 199172
Step 405: 199172 + 493 = 199665
Step 406: 199665 + 493 = 200158
Step 407: 200158 + 493 = 200651
Step 408: 200651 + 493 = 201144
Step 409: 201144 + 493 = 201637
Step 410: 201637 + 493 = 202130
Step 411: 202130 + 493 = 202623
Step 412: 202623 + 493 = 203116
Step 413: 203116 + 493 = 203609
Step 414: 203609 + 493 = 204102
Step 415: 204102 + 493 = 204595
Step 416: 204595 + 493 = 205088
Step 417: 205088 + 493 = 205581
Step 418: 205581 + 493 = 206074
Step 419: 206074 + 493 = 206567
Step 420: 206567 + 493 = 207060
Step 421: 207060 + 493 = 207553
Step 422: 207553 + 493 = 208046
Step 423: 208046 + 493 = 208539
Step 424: 208539 + 493 = 209032
Step 425: 209032 + 493 = 209525
Step 426: 209525 + 493 = 210018
Step 427: 210018 + 493 = 210511
Step 428: 210511 + 493 = 211004
Step 429: 211004 + 493 = 211497
Step 430: 211497 + 493 = 211990
Step 431: 211990 + 493 = 212483
Step 432: 212483 + 493 = 212976
Step 433: 212976 + 493 = 213469
Step 434: 213469 + 493 = 213962
Step 435: 213962 + 493 = 214455
Step 436: 214455 + 493 = 214948
Step 437: 214948 + 493 = 215441
Step 438: 215441 + 493 = 215934
Step 439: 215934 + 493 = 216427
Step 440: 216427 + 493 = 216920
Step 441: 216920 + 493 = 217413
Step 442: 217413 + 493 = 217906
Step 443: 217906 + 493 = 218399
Step 444: 218399 + 493 = 218892
Step 445: 218892 + 493 = 219385
Step 446: 219385 + 493 = 219878
Step 447: 219878 + 493 = 220371
Step 448: 220371 + 493 = 220864
Step 449: 220864 + 493 = 221357
Step 450: 221357 + 493 = 221850
Step 451: 221850 + 493 = 222343
Step 452: 222343 + 493 = 222836
Step 453: 222836 + 493 = 223329
Step 454: 223329 + 493 = 223822
Step 455: 223822 + 493 = 224315
Step 456: 224315 + 493 = 224808
Step 457: 224808 + 493 = 225301
Step 458: 225301 + 493 = 225794
Step 459: 225794 + 493 = 226287
Step 460: 226287 + 493 = 226780
Step 461: 226780 + 493 = 227273
Step 462: 227273 + 493 = 227766
Step 463: 227766 + 493 = 228259
Step 464: 228259 + 493 = 228752
Step 465: 228752 + 493 = 229245
Step 466: 229245 + 493 = 229738
Step 467: 229738 + 493 = 230231
Step 468: 230231 + 493 = 230724
Step 469: 230724 + 493 = 231217
Step 470: 231217 + 493 = 231710
Step 471: 231710 + 493 = 232203
Step 472: 232203 + 493 = 232696
Step 473: 232696 + 493 = 233189
Step 474: 233189 + 493 = 233682
Step 475: 233682 + 493 = 234175
Step 476: 234175 + 493 = 234668
Step 477: 234668 + 493 = 235161
Step 478: 235161 + 493 = 235654
Step 479: 235654 + 493 = 236147
Step 480: 236147 + 493 = 236640
Step 481: 236640 + 493 = 237133
Step 482: 237133 + 493 = 237626
Step 483: 237626 + 493 = 238119
Step 484: 238119 + 493 = 238612
Step 485: 238612 + 493 = 239105
Step 486: 239105 + 493 = 239598
Step 487: 239598 + 493 = 240091
Step 488: 240091 + 493 = 240584
Step 489: 240584 + 493 = 241077
Step 490: 241077 + 493 = 241570
Step 491: 241570 + 493 = 242063
Step 492: 242063 + 493 = 242556
Step 493: 242556 + 493 = 243049

So, 493*493 = 243049