Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 288. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 456. So, we're going to take the number 288 and add it to itself 456 times.
Step 1: 0 + 288 = 288
Step 2: 288 + 288 = 576
Step 3: 576 + 288 = 864
Step 4: 864 + 288 = 1152
Step 5: 1152 + 288 = 1440
Step 6: 1440 + 288 = 1728
Step 7: 1728 + 288 = 2016
Step 8: 2016 + 288 = 2304
Step 9: 2304 + 288 = 2592
Step 10: 2592 + 288 = 2880
Step 11: 2880 + 288 = 3168
Step 12: 3168 + 288 = 3456
Step 13: 3456 + 288 = 3744
Step 14: 3744 + 288 = 4032
Step 15: 4032 + 288 = 4320
Step 16: 4320 + 288 = 4608
Step 17: 4608 + 288 = 4896
Step 18: 4896 + 288 = 5184
Step 19: 5184 + 288 = 5472
Step 20: 5472 + 288 = 5760
Step 21: 5760 + 288 = 6048
Step 22: 6048 + 288 = 6336
Step 23: 6336 + 288 = 6624
Step 24: 6624 + 288 = 6912
Step 25: 6912 + 288 = 7200
Step 26: 7200 + 288 = 7488
Step 27: 7488 + 288 = 7776
Step 28: 7776 + 288 = 8064
Step 29: 8064 + 288 = 8352
Step 30: 8352 + 288 = 8640
Step 31: 8640 + 288 = 8928
Step 32: 8928 + 288 = 9216
Step 33: 9216 + 288 = 9504
Step 34: 9504 + 288 = 9792
Step 35: 9792 + 288 = 10080
Step 36: 10080 + 288 = 10368
Step 37: 10368 + 288 = 10656
Step 38: 10656 + 288 = 10944
Step 39: 10944 + 288 = 11232
Step 40: 11232 + 288 = 11520
Step 41: 11520 + 288 = 11808
Step 42: 11808 + 288 = 12096
Step 43: 12096 + 288 = 12384
Step 44: 12384 + 288 = 12672
Step 45: 12672 + 288 = 12960
Step 46: 12960 + 288 = 13248
Step 47: 13248 + 288 = 13536
Step 48: 13536 + 288 = 13824
Step 49: 13824 + 288 = 14112
Step 50: 14112 + 288 = 14400
Step 51: 14400 + 288 = 14688
Step 52: 14688 + 288 = 14976
Step 53: 14976 + 288 = 15264
Step 54: 15264 + 288 = 15552
Step 55: 15552 + 288 = 15840
Step 56: 15840 + 288 = 16128
Step 57: 16128 + 288 = 16416
Step 58: 16416 + 288 = 16704
Step 59: 16704 + 288 = 16992
Step 60: 16992 + 288 = 17280
Step 61: 17280 + 288 = 17568
Step 62: 17568 + 288 = 17856
Step 63: 17856 + 288 = 18144
Step 64: 18144 + 288 = 18432
Step 65: 18432 + 288 = 18720
Step 66: 18720 + 288 = 19008
Step 67: 19008 + 288 = 19296
Step 68: 19296 + 288 = 19584
Step 69: 19584 + 288 = 19872
Step 70: 19872 + 288 = 20160
Step 71: 20160 + 288 = 20448
Step 72: 20448 + 288 = 20736
Step 73: 20736 + 288 = 21024
Step 74: 21024 + 288 = 21312
Step 75: 21312 + 288 = 21600
Step 76: 21600 + 288 = 21888
Step 77: 21888 + 288 = 22176
Step 78: 22176 + 288 = 22464
Step 79: 22464 + 288 = 22752
Step 80: 22752 + 288 = 23040
Step 81: 23040 + 288 = 23328
Step 82: 23328 + 288 = 23616
Step 83: 23616 + 288 = 23904
Step 84: 23904 + 288 = 24192
Step 85: 24192 + 288 = 24480
Step 86: 24480 + 288 = 24768
Step 87: 24768 + 288 = 25056
Step 88: 25056 + 288 = 25344
Step 89: 25344 + 288 = 25632
Step 90: 25632 + 288 = 25920
Step 91: 25920 + 288 = 26208
Step 92: 26208 + 288 = 26496
Step 93: 26496 + 288 = 26784
Step 94: 26784 + 288 = 27072
Step 95: 27072 + 288 = 27360
Step 96: 27360 + 288 = 27648
Step 97: 27648 + 288 = 27936
Step 98: 27936 + 288 = 28224
Step 99: 28224 + 288 = 28512
Step 100: 28512 + 288 = 28800
Step 101: 28800 + 288 = 29088
Step 102: 29088 + 288 = 29376
Step 103: 29376 + 288 = 29664
Step 104: 29664 + 288 = 29952
Step 105: 29952 + 288 = 30240
Step 106: 30240 + 288 = 30528
Step 107: 30528 + 288 = 30816
Step 108: 30816 + 288 = 31104
Step 109: 31104 + 288 = 31392
Step 110: 31392 + 288 = 31680
Step 111: 31680 + 288 = 31968
Step 112: 31968 + 288 = 32256
Step 113: 32256 + 288 = 32544
Step 114: 32544 + 288 = 32832
Step 115: 32832 + 288 = 33120
Step 116: 33120 + 288 = 33408
Step 117: 33408 + 288 = 33696
Step 118: 33696 + 288 = 33984
Step 119: 33984 + 288 = 34272
Step 120: 34272 + 288 = 34560
Step 121: 34560 + 288 = 34848
Step 122: 34848 + 288 = 35136
Step 123: 35136 + 288 = 35424
Step 124: 35424 + 288 = 35712
Step 125: 35712 + 288 = 36000
Step 126: 36000 + 288 = 36288
Step 127: 36288 + 288 = 36576
Step 128: 36576 + 288 = 36864
Step 129: 36864 + 288 = 37152
Step 130: 37152 + 288 = 37440
Step 131: 37440 + 288 = 37728
Step 132: 37728 + 288 = 38016
Step 133: 38016 + 288 = 38304
Step 134: 38304 + 288 = 38592
Step 135: 38592 + 288 = 38880
Step 136: 38880 + 288 = 39168
Step 137: 39168 + 288 = 39456
Step 138: 39456 + 288 = 39744
Step 139: 39744 + 288 = 40032
Step 140: 40032 + 288 = 40320
Step 141: 40320 + 288 = 40608
Step 142: 40608 + 288 = 40896
Step 143: 40896 + 288 = 41184
Step 144: 41184 + 288 = 41472
Step 145: 41472 + 288 = 41760
Step 146: 41760 + 288 = 42048
Step 147: 42048 + 288 = 42336
Step 148: 42336 + 288 = 42624
Step 149: 42624 + 288 = 42912
Step 150: 42912 + 288 = 43200
Step 151: 43200 + 288 = 43488
Step 152: 43488 + 288 = 43776
Step 153: 43776 + 288 = 44064
Step 154: 44064 + 288 = 44352
Step 155: 44352 + 288 = 44640
Step 156: 44640 + 288 = 44928
Step 157: 44928 + 288 = 45216
Step 158: 45216 + 288 = 45504
Step 159: 45504 + 288 = 45792
Step 160: 45792 + 288 = 46080
Step 161: 46080 + 288 = 46368
Step 162: 46368 + 288 = 46656
Step 163: 46656 + 288 = 46944
Step 164: 46944 + 288 = 47232
Step 165: 47232 + 288 = 47520
Step 166: 47520 + 288 = 47808
Step 167: 47808 + 288 = 48096
Step 168: 48096 + 288 = 48384
Step 169: 48384 + 288 = 48672
Step 170: 48672 + 288 = 48960
Step 171: 48960 + 288 = 49248
Step 172: 49248 + 288 = 49536
Step 173: 49536 + 288 = 49824
Step 174: 49824 + 288 = 50112
Step 175: 50112 + 288 = 50400
Step 176: 50400 + 288 = 50688
Step 177: 50688 + 288 = 50976
Step 178: 50976 + 288 = 51264
Step 179: 51264 + 288 = 51552
Step 180: 51552 + 288 = 51840
Step 181: 51840 + 288 = 52128
Step 182: 52128 + 288 = 52416
Step 183: 52416 + 288 = 52704
Step 184: 52704 + 288 = 52992
Step 185: 52992 + 288 = 53280
Step 186: 53280 + 288 = 53568
Step 187: 53568 + 288 = 53856
Step 188: 53856 + 288 = 54144
Step 189: 54144 + 288 = 54432
Step 190: 54432 + 288 = 54720
Step 191: 54720 + 288 = 55008
Step 192: 55008 + 288 = 55296
Step 193: 55296 + 288 = 55584
Step 194: 55584 + 288 = 55872
Step 195: 55872 + 288 = 56160
Step 196: 56160 + 288 = 56448
Step 197: 56448 + 288 = 56736
Step 198: 56736 + 288 = 57024
Step 199: 57024 + 288 = 57312
Step 200: 57312 + 288 = 57600
Step 201: 57600 + 288 = 57888
Step 202: 57888 + 288 = 58176
Step 203: 58176 + 288 = 58464
Step 204: 58464 + 288 = 58752
Step 205: 58752 + 288 = 59040
Step 206: 59040 + 288 = 59328
Step 207: 59328 + 288 = 59616
Step 208: 59616 + 288 = 59904
Step 209: 59904 + 288 = 60192
Step 210: 60192 + 288 = 60480
Step 211: 60480 + 288 = 60768
Step 212: 60768 + 288 = 61056
Step 213: 61056 + 288 = 61344
Step 214: 61344 + 288 = 61632
Step 215: 61632 + 288 = 61920
Step 216: 61920 + 288 = 62208
Step 217: 62208 + 288 = 62496
Step 218: 62496 + 288 = 62784
Step 219: 62784 + 288 = 63072
Step 220: 63072 + 288 = 63360
Step 221: 63360 + 288 = 63648
Step 222: 63648 + 288 = 63936
Step 223: 63936 + 288 = 64224
Step 224: 64224 + 288 = 64512
Step 225: 64512 + 288 = 64800
Step 226: 64800 + 288 = 65088
Step 227: 65088 + 288 = 65376
Step 228: 65376 + 288 = 65664
Step 229: 65664 + 288 = 65952
Step 230: 65952 + 288 = 66240
Step 231: 66240 + 288 = 66528
Step 232: 66528 + 288 = 66816
Step 233: 66816 + 288 = 67104
Step 234: 67104 + 288 = 67392
Step 235: 67392 + 288 = 67680
Step 236: 67680 + 288 = 67968
Step 237: 67968 + 288 = 68256
Step 238: 68256 + 288 = 68544
Step 239: 68544 + 288 = 68832
Step 240: 68832 + 288 = 69120
Step 241: 69120 + 288 = 69408
Step 242: 69408 + 288 = 69696
Step 243: 69696 + 288 = 69984
Step 244: 69984 + 288 = 70272
Step 245: 70272 + 288 = 70560
Step 246: 70560 + 288 = 70848
Step 247: 70848 + 288 = 71136
Step 248: 71136 + 288 = 71424
Step 249: 71424 + 288 = 71712
Step 250: 71712 + 288 = 72000
Step 251: 72000 + 288 = 72288
Step 252: 72288 + 288 = 72576
Step 253: 72576 + 288 = 72864
Step 254: 72864 + 288 = 73152
Step 255: 73152 + 288 = 73440
Step 256: 73440 + 288 = 73728
Step 257: 73728 + 288 = 74016
Step 258: 74016 + 288 = 74304
Step 259: 74304 + 288 = 74592
Step 260: 74592 + 288 = 74880
Step 261: 74880 + 288 = 75168
Step 262: 75168 + 288 = 75456
Step 263: 75456 + 288 = 75744
Step 264: 75744 + 288 = 76032
Step 265: 76032 + 288 = 76320
Step 266: 76320 + 288 = 76608
Step 267: 76608 + 288 = 76896
Step 268: 76896 + 288 = 77184
Step 269: 77184 + 288 = 77472
Step 270: 77472 + 288 = 77760
Step 271: 77760 + 288 = 78048
Step 272: 78048 + 288 = 78336
Step 273: 78336 + 288 = 78624
Step 274: 78624 + 288 = 78912
Step 275: 78912 + 288 = 79200
Step 276: 79200 + 288 = 79488
Step 277: 79488 + 288 = 79776
Step 278: 79776 + 288 = 80064
Step 279: 80064 + 288 = 80352
Step 280: 80352 + 288 = 80640
Step 281: 80640 + 288 = 80928
Step 282: 80928 + 288 = 81216
Step 283: 81216 + 288 = 81504
Step 284: 81504 + 288 = 81792
Step 285: 81792 + 288 = 82080
Step 286: 82080 + 288 = 82368
Step 287: 82368 + 288 = 82656
Step 288: 82656 + 288 = 82944
Step 289: 82944 + 288 = 83232
Step 290: 83232 + 288 = 83520
Step 291: 83520 + 288 = 83808
Step 292: 83808 + 288 = 84096
Step 293: 84096 + 288 = 84384
Step 294: 84384 + 288 = 84672
Step 295: 84672 + 288 = 84960
Step 296: 84960 + 288 = 85248
Step 297: 85248 + 288 = 85536
Step 298: 85536 + 288 = 85824
Step 299: 85824 + 288 = 86112
Step 300: 86112 + 288 = 86400
Step 301: 86400 + 288 = 86688
Step 302: 86688 + 288 = 86976
Step 303: 86976 + 288 = 87264
Step 304: 87264 + 288 = 87552
Step 305: 87552 + 288 = 87840
Step 306: 87840 + 288 = 88128
Step 307: 88128 + 288 = 88416
Step 308: 88416 + 288 = 88704
Step 309: 88704 + 288 = 88992
Step 310: 88992 + 288 = 89280
Step 311: 89280 + 288 = 89568
Step 312: 89568 + 288 = 89856
Step 313: 89856 + 288 = 90144
Step 314: 90144 + 288 = 90432
Step 315: 90432 + 288 = 90720
Step 316: 90720 + 288 = 91008
Step 317: 91008 + 288 = 91296
Step 318: 91296 + 288 = 91584
Step 319: 91584 + 288 = 91872
Step 320: 91872 + 288 = 92160
Step 321: 92160 + 288 = 92448
Step 322: 92448 + 288 = 92736
Step 323: 92736 + 288 = 93024
Step 324: 93024 + 288 = 93312
Step 325: 93312 + 288 = 93600
Step 326: 93600 + 288 = 93888
Step 327: 93888 + 288 = 94176
Step 328: 94176 + 288 = 94464
Step 329: 94464 + 288 = 94752
Step 330: 94752 + 288 = 95040
Step 331: 95040 + 288 = 95328
Step 332: 95328 + 288 = 95616
Step 333: 95616 + 288 = 95904
Step 334: 95904 + 288 = 96192
Step 335: 96192 + 288 = 96480
Step 336: 96480 + 288 = 96768
Step 337: 96768 + 288 = 97056
Step 338: 97056 + 288 = 97344
Step 339: 97344 + 288 = 97632
Step 340: 97632 + 288 = 97920
Step 341: 97920 + 288 = 98208
Step 342: 98208 + 288 = 98496
Step 343: 98496 + 288 = 98784
Step 344: 98784 + 288 = 99072
Step 345: 99072 + 288 = 99360
Step 346: 99360 + 288 = 99648
Step 347: 99648 + 288 = 99936
Step 348: 99936 + 288 = 100224
Step 349: 100224 + 288 = 100512
Step 350: 100512 + 288 = 100800
Step 351: 100800 + 288 = 101088
Step 352: 101088 + 288 = 101376
Step 353: 101376 + 288 = 101664
Step 354: 101664 + 288 = 101952
Step 355: 101952 + 288 = 102240
Step 356: 102240 + 288 = 102528
Step 357: 102528 + 288 = 102816
Step 358: 102816 + 288 = 103104
Step 359: 103104 + 288 = 103392
Step 360: 103392 + 288 = 103680
Step 361: 103680 + 288 = 103968
Step 362: 103968 + 288 = 104256
Step 363: 104256 + 288 = 104544
Step 364: 104544 + 288 = 104832
Step 365: 104832 + 288 = 105120
Step 366: 105120 + 288 = 105408
Step 367: 105408 + 288 = 105696
Step 368: 105696 + 288 = 105984
Step 369: 105984 + 288 = 106272
Step 370: 106272 + 288 = 106560
Step 371: 106560 + 288 = 106848
Step 372: 106848 + 288 = 107136
Step 373: 107136 + 288 = 107424
Step 374: 107424 + 288 = 107712
Step 375: 107712 + 288 = 108000
Step 376: 108000 + 288 = 108288
Step 377: 108288 + 288 = 108576
Step 378: 108576 + 288 = 108864
Step 379: 108864 + 288 = 109152
Step 380: 109152 + 288 = 109440
Step 381: 109440 + 288 = 109728
Step 382: 109728 + 288 = 110016
Step 383: 110016 + 288 = 110304
Step 384: 110304 + 288 = 110592
Step 385: 110592 + 288 = 110880
Step 386: 110880 + 288 = 111168
Step 387: 111168 + 288 = 111456
Step 388: 111456 + 288 = 111744
Step 389: 111744 + 288 = 112032
Step 390: 112032 + 288 = 112320
Step 391: 112320 + 288 = 112608
Step 392: 112608 + 288 = 112896
Step 393: 112896 + 288 = 113184
Step 394: 113184 + 288 = 113472
Step 395: 113472 + 288 = 113760
Step 396: 113760 + 288 = 114048
Step 397: 114048 + 288 = 114336
Step 398: 114336 + 288 = 114624
Step 399: 114624 + 288 = 114912
Step 400: 114912 + 288 = 115200
Step 401: 115200 + 288 = 115488
Step 402: 115488 + 288 = 115776
Step 403: 115776 + 288 = 116064
Step 404: 116064 + 288 = 116352
Step 405: 116352 + 288 = 116640
Step 406: 116640 + 288 = 116928
Step 407: 116928 + 288 = 117216
Step 408: 117216 + 288 = 117504
Step 409: 117504 + 288 = 117792
Step 410: 117792 + 288 = 118080
Step 411: 118080 + 288 = 118368
Step 412: 118368 + 288 = 118656
Step 413: 118656 + 288 = 118944
Step 414: 118944 + 288 = 119232
Step 415: 119232 + 288 = 119520
Step 416: 119520 + 288 = 119808
Step 417: 119808 + 288 = 120096
Step 418: 120096 + 288 = 120384
Step 419: 120384 + 288 = 120672
Step 420: 120672 + 288 = 120960
Step 421: 120960 + 288 = 121248
Step 422: 121248 + 288 = 121536
Step 423: 121536 + 288 = 121824
Step 424: 121824 + 288 = 122112
Step 425: 122112 + 288 = 122400
Step 426: 122400 + 288 = 122688
Step 427: 122688 + 288 = 122976
Step 428: 122976 + 288 = 123264
Step 429: 123264 + 288 = 123552
Step 430: 123552 + 288 = 123840
Step 431: 123840 + 288 = 124128
Step 432: 124128 + 288 = 124416
Step 433: 124416 + 288 = 124704
Step 434: 124704 + 288 = 124992
Step 435: 124992 + 288 = 125280
Step 436: 125280 + 288 = 125568
Step 437: 125568 + 288 = 125856
Step 438: 125856 + 288 = 126144
Step 439: 126144 + 288 = 126432
Step 440: 126432 + 288 = 126720
Step 441: 126720 + 288 = 127008
Step 442: 127008 + 288 = 127296
Step 443: 127296 + 288 = 127584
Step 444: 127584 + 288 = 127872
Step 445: 127872 + 288 = 128160
Step 446: 128160 + 288 = 128448
Step 447: 128448 + 288 = 128736
Step 448: 128736 + 288 = 129024
Step 449: 129024 + 288 = 129312
Step 450: 129312 + 288 = 129600
Step 451: 129600 + 288 = 129888
Step 452: 129888 + 288 = 130176
Step 453: 130176 + 288 = 130464
Step 454: 130464 + 288 = 130752
Step 455: 130752 + 288 = 131040
Step 456: 131040 + 288 = 131328

So, 288*456 = 131328