Sure thing! We've got 542 and we're gonna multiply it by 461. That's the same as adding 542 to itself 461 times.
Step 1: 0 + 542 = 542
Step 2: 542 + 542 = 1084
Step 3: 1084 + 542 = 1626
Step 4: 1626 + 542 = 2168
Step 5: 2168 + 542 = 2710
Step 6: 2710 + 542 = 3252
Step 7: 3252 + 542 = 3794
Step 8: 3794 + 542 = 4336
Step 9: 4336 + 542 = 4878
Step 10: 4878 + 542 = 5420
Step 11: 5420 + 542 = 5962
Step 12: 5962 + 542 = 6504
Step 13: 6504 + 542 = 7046
Step 14: 7046 + 542 = 7588
Step 15: 7588 + 542 = 8130
Step 16: 8130 + 542 = 8672
Step 17: 8672 + 542 = 9214
Step 18: 9214 + 542 = 9756
Step 19: 9756 + 542 = 10298
Step 20: 10298 + 542 = 10840
Step 21: 10840 + 542 = 11382
Step 22: 11382 + 542 = 11924
Step 23: 11924 + 542 = 12466
Step 24: 12466 + 542 = 13008
Step 25: 13008 + 542 = 13550
Step 26: 13550 + 542 = 14092
Step 27: 14092 + 542 = 14634
Step 28: 14634 + 542 = 15176
Step 29: 15176 + 542 = 15718
Step 30: 15718 + 542 = 16260
Step 31: 16260 + 542 = 16802
Step 32: 16802 + 542 = 17344
Step 33: 17344 + 542 = 17886
Step 34: 17886 + 542 = 18428
Step 35: 18428 + 542 = 18970
Step 36: 18970 + 542 = 19512
Step 37: 19512 + 542 = 20054
Step 38: 20054 + 542 = 20596
Step 39: 20596 + 542 = 21138
Step 40: 21138 + 542 = 21680
Step 41: 21680 + 542 = 22222
Step 42: 22222 + 542 = 22764
Step 43: 22764 + 542 = 23306
Step 44: 23306 + 542 = 23848
Step 45: 23848 + 542 = 24390
Step 46: 24390 + 542 = 24932
Step 47: 24932 + 542 = 25474
Step 48: 25474 + 542 = 26016
Step 49: 26016 + 542 = 26558
Step 50: 26558 + 542 = 27100
Step 51: 27100 + 542 = 27642
Step 52: 27642 + 542 = 28184
Step 53: 28184 + 542 = 28726
Step 54: 28726 + 542 = 29268
Step 55: 29268 + 542 = 29810
Step 56: 29810 + 542 = 30352
Step 57: 30352 + 542 = 30894
Step 58: 30894 + 542 = 31436
Step 59: 31436 + 542 = 31978
Step 60: 31978 + 542 = 32520
Step 61: 32520 + 542 = 33062
Step 62: 33062 + 542 = 33604
Step 63: 33604 + 542 = 34146
Step 64: 34146 + 542 = 34688
Step 65: 34688 + 542 = 35230
Step 66: 35230 + 542 = 35772
Step 67: 35772 + 542 = 36314
Step 68: 36314 + 542 = 36856
Step 69: 36856 + 542 = 37398
Step 70: 37398 + 542 = 37940
Step 71: 37940 + 542 = 38482
Step 72: 38482 + 542 = 39024
Step 73: 39024 + 542 = 39566
Step 74: 39566 + 542 = 40108
Step 75: 40108 + 542 = 40650
Step 76: 40650 + 542 = 41192
Step 77: 41192 + 542 = 41734
Step 78: 41734 + 542 = 42276
Step 79: 42276 + 542 = 42818
Step 80: 42818 + 542 = 43360
Step 81: 43360 + 542 = 43902
Step 82: 43902 + 542 = 44444
Step 83: 44444 + 542 = 44986
Step 84: 44986 + 542 = 45528
Step 85: 45528 + 542 = 46070
Step 86: 46070 + 542 = 46612
Step 87: 46612 + 542 = 47154
Step 88: 47154 + 542 = 47696
Step 89: 47696 + 542 = 48238
Step 90: 48238 + 542 = 48780
Step 91: 48780 + 542 = 49322
Step 92: 49322 + 542 = 49864
Step 93: 49864 + 542 = 50406
Step 94: 50406 + 542 = 50948
Step 95: 50948 + 542 = 51490
Step 96: 51490 + 542 = 52032
Step 97: 52032 + 542 = 52574
Step 98: 52574 + 542 = 53116
Step 99: 53116 + 542 = 53658
Step 100: 53658 + 542 = 54200
Step 101: 54200 + 542 = 54742
Step 102: 54742 + 542 = 55284
Step 103: 55284 + 542 = 55826
Step 104: 55826 + 542 = 56368
Step 105: 56368 + 542 = 56910
Step 106: 56910 + 542 = 57452
Step 107: 57452 + 542 = 57994
Step 108: 57994 + 542 = 58536
Step 109: 58536 + 542 = 59078
Step 110: 59078 + 542 = 59620
Step 111: 59620 + 542 = 60162
Step 112: 60162 + 542 = 60704
Step 113: 60704 + 542 = 61246
Step 114: 61246 + 542 = 61788
Step 115: 61788 + 542 = 62330
Step 116: 62330 + 542 = 62872
Step 117: 62872 + 542 = 63414
Step 118: 63414 + 542 = 63956
Step 119: 63956 + 542 = 64498
Step 120: 64498 + 542 = 65040
Step 121: 65040 + 542 = 65582
Step 122: 65582 + 542 = 66124
Step 123: 66124 + 542 = 66666
Step 124: 66666 + 542 = 67208
Step 125: 67208 + 542 = 67750
Step 126: 67750 + 542 = 68292
Step 127: 68292 + 542 = 68834
Step 128: 68834 + 542 = 69376
Step 129: 69376 + 542 = 69918
Step 130: 69918 + 542 = 70460
Step 131: 70460 + 542 = 71002
Step 132: 71002 + 542 = 71544
Step 133: 71544 + 542 = 72086
Step 134: 72086 + 542 = 72628
Step 135: 72628 + 542 = 73170
Step 136: 73170 + 542 = 73712
Step 137: 73712 + 542 = 74254
Step 138: 74254 + 542 = 74796
Step 139: 74796 + 542 = 75338
Step 140: 75338 + 542 = 75880
Step 141: 75880 + 542 = 76422
Step 142: 76422 + 542 = 76964
Step 143: 76964 + 542 = 77506
Step 144: 77506 + 542 = 78048
Step 145: 78048 + 542 = 78590
Step 146: 78590 + 542 = 79132
Step 147: 79132 + 542 = 79674
Step 148: 79674 + 542 = 80216
Step 149: 80216 + 542 = 80758
Step 150: 80758 + 542 = 81300
Step 151: 81300 + 542 = 81842
Step 152: 81842 + 542 = 82384
Step 153: 82384 + 542 = 82926
Step 154: 82926 + 542 = 83468
Step 155: 83468 + 542 = 84010
Step 156: 84010 + 542 = 84552
Step 157: 84552 + 542 = 85094
Step 158: 85094 + 542 = 85636
Step 159: 85636 + 542 = 86178
Step 160: 86178 + 542 = 86720
Step 161: 86720 + 542 = 87262
Step 162: 87262 + 542 = 87804
Step 163: 87804 + 542 = 88346
Step 164: 88346 + 542 = 88888
Step 165: 88888 + 542 = 89430
Step 166: 89430 + 542 = 89972
Step 167: 89972 + 542 = 90514
Step 168: 90514 + 542 = 91056
Step 169: 91056 + 542 = 91598
Step 170: 91598 + 542 = 92140
Step 171: 92140 + 542 = 92682
Step 172: 92682 + 542 = 93224
Step 173: 93224 + 542 = 93766
Step 174: 93766 + 542 = 94308
Step 175: 94308 + 542 = 94850
Step 176: 94850 + 542 = 95392
Step 177: 95392 + 542 = 95934
Step 178: 95934 + 542 = 96476
Step 179: 96476 + 542 = 97018
Step 180: 97018 + 542 = 97560
Step 181: 97560 + 542 = 98102
Step 182: 98102 + 542 = 98644
Step 183: 98644 + 542 = 99186
Step 184: 99186 + 542 = 99728
Step 185: 99728 + 542 = 100270
Step 186: 100270 + 542 = 100812
Step 187: 100812 + 542 = 101354
Step 188: 101354 + 542 = 101896
Step 189: 101896 + 542 = 102438
Step 190: 102438 + 542 = 102980
Step 191: 102980 + 542 = 103522
Step 192: 103522 + 542 = 104064
Step 193: 104064 + 542 = 104606
Step 194: 104606 + 542 = 105148
Step 195: 105148 + 542 = 105690
Step 196: 105690 + 542 = 106232
Step 197: 106232 + 542 = 106774
Step 198: 106774 + 542 = 107316
Step 199: 107316 + 542 = 107858
Step 200: 107858 + 542 = 108400
Step 201: 108400 + 542 = 108942
Step 202: 108942 + 542 = 109484
Step 203: 109484 + 542 = 110026
Step 204: 110026 + 542 = 110568
Step 205: 110568 + 542 = 111110
Step 206: 111110 + 542 = 111652
Step 207: 111652 + 542 = 112194
Step 208: 112194 + 542 = 112736
Step 209: 112736 + 542 = 113278
Step 210: 113278 + 542 = 113820
Step 211: 113820 + 542 = 114362
Step 212: 114362 + 542 = 114904
Step 213: 114904 + 542 = 115446
Step 214: 115446 + 542 = 115988
Step 215: 115988 + 542 = 116530
Step 216: 116530 + 542 = 117072
Step 217: 117072 + 542 = 117614
Step 218: 117614 + 542 = 118156
Step 219: 118156 + 542 = 118698
Step 220: 118698 + 542 = 119240
Step 221: 119240 + 542 = 119782
Step 222: 119782 + 542 = 120324
Step 223: 120324 + 542 = 120866
Step 224: 120866 + 542 = 121408
Step 225: 121408 + 542 = 121950
Step 226: 121950 + 542 = 122492
Step 227: 122492 + 542 = 123034
Step 228: 123034 + 542 = 123576
Step 229: 123576 + 542 = 124118
Step 230: 124118 + 542 = 124660
Step 231: 124660 + 542 = 125202
Step 232: 125202 + 542 = 125744
Step 233: 125744 + 542 = 126286
Step 234: 126286 + 542 = 126828
Step 235: 126828 + 542 = 127370
Step 236: 127370 + 542 = 127912
Step 237: 127912 + 542 = 128454
Step 238: 128454 + 542 = 128996
Step 239: 128996 + 542 = 129538
Step 240: 129538 + 542 = 130080
Step 241: 130080 + 542 = 130622
Step 242: 130622 + 542 = 131164
Step 243: 131164 + 542 = 131706
Step 244: 131706 + 542 = 132248
Step 245: 132248 + 542 = 132790
Step 246: 132790 + 542 = 133332
Step 247: 133332 + 542 = 133874
Step 248: 133874 + 542 = 134416
Step 249: 134416 + 542 = 134958
Step 250: 134958 + 542 = 135500
Step 251: 135500 + 542 = 136042
Step 252: 136042 + 542 = 136584
Step 253: 136584 + 542 = 137126
Step 254: 137126 + 542 = 137668
Step 255: 137668 + 542 = 138210
Step 256: 138210 + 542 = 138752
Step 257: 138752 + 542 = 139294
Step 258: 139294 + 542 = 139836
Step 259: 139836 + 542 = 140378
Step 260: 140378 + 542 = 140920
Step 261: 140920 + 542 = 141462
Step 262: 141462 + 542 = 142004
Step 263: 142004 + 542 = 142546
Step 264: 142546 + 542 = 143088
Step 265: 143088 + 542 = 143630
Step 266: 143630 + 542 = 144172
Step 267: 144172 + 542 = 144714
Step 268: 144714 + 542 = 145256
Step 269: 145256 + 542 = 145798
Step 270: 145798 + 542 = 146340
Step 271: 146340 + 542 = 146882
Step 272: 146882 + 542 = 147424
Step 273: 147424 + 542 = 147966
Step 274: 147966 + 542 = 148508
Step 275: 148508 + 542 = 149050
Step 276: 149050 + 542 = 149592
Step 277: 149592 + 542 = 150134
Step 278: 150134 + 542 = 150676
Step 279: 150676 + 542 = 151218
Step 280: 151218 + 542 = 151760
Step 281: 151760 + 542 = 152302
Step 282: 152302 + 542 = 152844
Step 283: 152844 + 542 = 153386
Step 284: 153386 + 542 = 153928
Step 285: 153928 + 542 = 154470
Step 286: 154470 + 542 = 155012
Step 287: 155012 + 542 = 155554
Step 288: 155554 + 542 = 156096
Step 289: 156096 + 542 = 156638
Step 290: 156638 + 542 = 157180
Step 291: 157180 + 542 = 157722
Step 292: 157722 + 542 = 158264
Step 293: 158264 + 542 = 158806
Step 294: 158806 + 542 = 159348
Step 295: 159348 + 542 = 159890
Step 296: 159890 + 542 = 160432
Step 297: 160432 + 542 = 160974
Step 298: 160974 + 542 = 161516
Step 299: 161516 + 542 = 162058
Step 300: 162058 + 542 = 162600
Step 301: 162600 + 542 = 163142
Step 302: 163142 + 542 = 163684
Step 303: 163684 + 542 = 164226
Step 304: 164226 + 542 = 164768
Step 305: 164768 + 542 = 165310
Step 306: 165310 + 542 = 165852
Step 307: 165852 + 542 = 166394
Step 308: 166394 + 542 = 166936
Step 309: 166936 + 542 = 167478
Step 310: 167478 + 542 = 168020
Step 311: 168020 + 542 = 168562
Step 312: 168562 + 542 = 169104
Step 313: 169104 + 542 = 169646
Step 314: 169646 + 542 = 170188
Step 315: 170188 + 542 = 170730
Step 316: 170730 + 542 = 171272
Step 317: 171272 + 542 = 171814
Step 318: 171814 + 542 = 172356
Step 319: 172356 + 542 = 172898
Step 320: 172898 + 542 = 173440
Step 321: 173440 + 542 = 173982
Step 322: 173982 + 542 = 174524
Step 323: 174524 + 542 = 175066
Step 324: 175066 + 542 = 175608
Step 325: 175608 + 542 = 176150
Step 326: 176150 + 542 = 176692
Step 327: 176692 + 542 = 177234
Step 328: 177234 + 542 = 177776
Step 329: 177776 + 542 = 178318
Step 330: 178318 + 542 = 178860
Step 331: 178860 + 542 = 179402
Step 332: 179402 + 542 = 179944
Step 333: 179944 + 542 = 180486
Step 334: 180486 + 542 = 181028
Step 335: 181028 + 542 = 181570
Step 336: 181570 + 542 = 182112
Step 337: 182112 + 542 = 182654
Step 338: 182654 + 542 = 183196
Step 339: 183196 + 542 = 183738
Step 340: 183738 + 542 = 184280
Step 341: 184280 + 542 = 184822
Step 342: 184822 + 542 = 185364
Step 343: 185364 + 542 = 185906
Step 344: 185906 + 542 = 186448
Step 345: 186448 + 542 = 186990
Step 346: 186990 + 542 = 187532
Step 347: 187532 + 542 = 188074
Step 348: 188074 + 542 = 188616
Step 349: 188616 + 542 = 189158
Step 350: 189158 + 542 = 189700
Step 351: 189700 + 542 = 190242
Step 352: 190242 + 542 = 190784
Step 353: 190784 + 542 = 191326
Step 354: 191326 + 542 = 191868
Step 355: 191868 + 542 = 192410
Step 356: 192410 + 542 = 192952
Step 357: 192952 + 542 = 193494
Step 358: 193494 + 542 = 194036
Step 359: 194036 + 542 = 194578
Step 360: 194578 + 542 = 195120
Step 361: 195120 + 542 = 195662
Step 362: 195662 + 542 = 196204
Step 363: 196204 + 542 = 196746
Step 364: 196746 + 542 = 197288
Step 365: 197288 + 542 = 197830
Step 366: 197830 + 542 = 198372
Step 367: 198372 + 542 = 198914
Step 368: 198914 + 542 = 199456
Step 369: 199456 + 542 = 199998
Step 370: 199998 + 542 = 200540
Step 371: 200540 + 542 = 201082
Step 372: 201082 + 542 = 201624
Step 373: 201624 + 542 = 202166
Step 374: 202166 + 542 = 202708
Step 375: 202708 + 542 = 203250
Step 376: 203250 + 542 = 203792
Step 377: 203792 + 542 = 204334
Step 378: 204334 + 542 = 204876
Step 379: 204876 + 542 = 205418
Step 380: 205418 + 542 = 205960
Step 381: 205960 + 542 = 206502
Step 382: 206502 + 542 = 207044
Step 383: 207044 + 542 = 207586
Step 384: 207586 + 542 = 208128
Step 385: 208128 + 542 = 208670
Step 386: 208670 + 542 = 209212
Step 387: 209212 + 542 = 209754
Step 388: 209754 + 542 = 210296
Step 389: 210296 + 542 = 210838
Step 390: 210838 + 542 = 211380
Step 391: 211380 + 542 = 211922
Step 392: 211922 + 542 = 212464
Step 393: 212464 + 542 = 213006
Step 394: 213006 + 542 = 213548
Step 395: 213548 + 542 = 214090
Step 396: 214090 + 542 = 214632
Step 397: 214632 + 542 = 215174
Step 398: 215174 + 542 = 215716
Step 399: 215716 + 542 = 216258
Step 400: 216258 + 542 = 216800
Step 401: 216800 + 542 = 217342
Step 402: 217342 + 542 = 217884
Step 403: 217884 + 542 = 218426
Step 404: 218426 + 542 = 218968
Step 405: 218968 + 542 = 219510
Step 406: 219510 + 542 = 220052
Step 407: 220052 + 542 = 220594
Step 408: 220594 + 542 = 221136
Step 409: 221136 + 542 = 221678
Step 410: 221678 + 542 = 222220
Step 411: 222220 + 542 = 222762
Step 412: 222762 + 542 = 223304
Step 413: 223304 + 542 = 223846
Step 414: 223846 + 542 = 224388
Step 415: 224388 + 542 = 224930
Step 416: 224930 + 542 = 225472
Step 417: 225472 + 542 = 226014
Step 418: 226014 + 542 = 226556
Step 419: 226556 + 542 = 227098
Step 420: 227098 + 542 = 227640
Step 421: 227640 + 542 = 228182
Step 422: 228182 + 542 = 228724
Step 423: 228724 + 542 = 229266
Step 424: 229266 + 542 = 229808
Step 425: 229808 + 542 = 230350
Step 426: 230350 + 542 = 230892
Step 427: 230892 + 542 = 231434
Step 428: 231434 + 542 = 231976
Step 429: 231976 + 542 = 232518
Step 430: 232518 + 542 = 233060
Step 431: 233060 + 542 = 233602
Step 432: 233602 + 542 = 234144
Step 433: 234144 + 542 = 234686
Step 434: 234686 + 542 = 235228
Step 435: 235228 + 542 = 235770
Step 436: 235770 + 542 = 236312
Step 437: 236312 + 542 = 236854
Step 438: 236854 + 542 = 237396
Step 439: 237396 + 542 = 237938
Step 440: 237938 + 542 = 238480
Step 441: 238480 + 542 = 239022
Step 442: 239022 + 542 = 239564
Step 443: 239564 + 542 = 240106
Step 444: 240106 + 542 = 240648
Step 445: 240648 + 542 = 241190
Step 446: 241190 + 542 = 241732
Step 447: 241732 + 542 = 242274
Step 448: 242274 + 542 = 242816
Step 449: 242816 + 542 = 243358
Step 450: 243358 + 542 = 243900
Step 451: 243900 + 542 = 244442
Step 452: 244442 + 542 = 244984
Step 453: 244984 + 542 = 245526
Step 454: 245526 + 542 = 246068
Step 455: 246068 + 542 = 246610
Step 456: 246610 + 542 = 247152
Step 457: 247152 + 542 = 247694
Step 458: 247694 + 542 = 248236
Step 459: 248236 + 542 = 248778
Step 460: 248778 + 542 = 249320
Step 461: 249320 + 542 = 249862

So, 542*461 = 249862