Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 879. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 498. So, we're going to take the number 879 and add it to itself 498 times.
Step 1: 0 + 879 = 879
Step 2: 879 + 879 = 1758
Step 3: 1758 + 879 = 2637
Step 4: 2637 + 879 = 3516
Step 5: 3516 + 879 = 4395
Step 6: 4395 + 879 = 5274
Step 7: 5274 + 879 = 6153
Step 8: 6153 + 879 = 7032
Step 9: 7032 + 879 = 7911
Step 10: 7911 + 879 = 8790
Step 11: 8790 + 879 = 9669
Step 12: 9669 + 879 = 10548
Step 13: 10548 + 879 = 11427
Step 14: 11427 + 879 = 12306
Step 15: 12306 + 879 = 13185
Step 16: 13185 + 879 = 14064
Step 17: 14064 + 879 = 14943
Step 18: 14943 + 879 = 15822
Step 19: 15822 + 879 = 16701
Step 20: 16701 + 879 = 17580
Step 21: 17580 + 879 = 18459
Step 22: 18459 + 879 = 19338
Step 23: 19338 + 879 = 20217
Step 24: 20217 + 879 = 21096
Step 25: 21096 + 879 = 21975
Step 26: 21975 + 879 = 22854
Step 27: 22854 + 879 = 23733
Step 28: 23733 + 879 = 24612
Step 29: 24612 + 879 = 25491
Step 30: 25491 + 879 = 26370
Step 31: 26370 + 879 = 27249
Step 32: 27249 + 879 = 28128
Step 33: 28128 + 879 = 29007
Step 34: 29007 + 879 = 29886
Step 35: 29886 + 879 = 30765
Step 36: 30765 + 879 = 31644
Step 37: 31644 + 879 = 32523
Step 38: 32523 + 879 = 33402
Step 39: 33402 + 879 = 34281
Step 40: 34281 + 879 = 35160
Step 41: 35160 + 879 = 36039
Step 42: 36039 + 879 = 36918
Step 43: 36918 + 879 = 37797
Step 44: 37797 + 879 = 38676
Step 45: 38676 + 879 = 39555
Step 46: 39555 + 879 = 40434
Step 47: 40434 + 879 = 41313
Step 48: 41313 + 879 = 42192
Step 49: 42192 + 879 = 43071
Step 50: 43071 + 879 = 43950
Step 51: 43950 + 879 = 44829
Step 52: 44829 + 879 = 45708
Step 53: 45708 + 879 = 46587
Step 54: 46587 + 879 = 47466
Step 55: 47466 + 879 = 48345
Step 56: 48345 + 879 = 49224
Step 57: 49224 + 879 = 50103
Step 58: 50103 + 879 = 50982
Step 59: 50982 + 879 = 51861
Step 60: 51861 + 879 = 52740
Step 61: 52740 + 879 = 53619
Step 62: 53619 + 879 = 54498
Step 63: 54498 + 879 = 55377
Step 64: 55377 + 879 = 56256
Step 65: 56256 + 879 = 57135
Step 66: 57135 + 879 = 58014
Step 67: 58014 + 879 = 58893
Step 68: 58893 + 879 = 59772
Step 69: 59772 + 879 = 60651
Step 70: 60651 + 879 = 61530
Step 71: 61530 + 879 = 62409
Step 72: 62409 + 879 = 63288
Step 73: 63288 + 879 = 64167
Step 74: 64167 + 879 = 65046
Step 75: 65046 + 879 = 65925
Step 76: 65925 + 879 = 66804
Step 77: 66804 + 879 = 67683
Step 78: 67683 + 879 = 68562
Step 79: 68562 + 879 = 69441
Step 80: 69441 + 879 = 70320
Step 81: 70320 + 879 = 71199
Step 82: 71199 + 879 = 72078
Step 83: 72078 + 879 = 72957
Step 84: 72957 + 879 = 73836
Step 85: 73836 + 879 = 74715
Step 86: 74715 + 879 = 75594
Step 87: 75594 + 879 = 76473
Step 88: 76473 + 879 = 77352
Step 89: 77352 + 879 = 78231
Step 90: 78231 + 879 = 79110
Step 91: 79110 + 879 = 79989
Step 92: 79989 + 879 = 80868
Step 93: 80868 + 879 = 81747
Step 94: 81747 + 879 = 82626
Step 95: 82626 + 879 = 83505
Step 96: 83505 + 879 = 84384
Step 97: 84384 + 879 = 85263
Step 98: 85263 + 879 = 86142
Step 99: 86142 + 879 = 87021
Step 100: 87021 + 879 = 87900
Step 101: 87900 + 879 = 88779
Step 102: 88779 + 879 = 89658
Step 103: 89658 + 879 = 90537
Step 104: 90537 + 879 = 91416
Step 105: 91416 + 879 = 92295
Step 106: 92295 + 879 = 93174
Step 107: 93174 + 879 = 94053
Step 108: 94053 + 879 = 94932
Step 109: 94932 + 879 = 95811
Step 110: 95811 + 879 = 96690
Step 111: 96690 + 879 = 97569
Step 112: 97569 + 879 = 98448
Step 113: 98448 + 879 = 99327
Step 114: 99327 + 879 = 100206
Step 115: 100206 + 879 = 101085
Step 116: 101085 + 879 = 101964
Step 117: 101964 + 879 = 102843
Step 118: 102843 + 879 = 103722
Step 119: 103722 + 879 = 104601
Step 120: 104601 + 879 = 105480
Step 121: 105480 + 879 = 106359
Step 122: 106359 + 879 = 107238
Step 123: 107238 + 879 = 108117
Step 124: 108117 + 879 = 108996
Step 125: 108996 + 879 = 109875
Step 126: 109875 + 879 = 110754
Step 127: 110754 + 879 = 111633
Step 128: 111633 + 879 = 112512
Step 129: 112512 + 879 = 113391
Step 130: 113391 + 879 = 114270
Step 131: 114270 + 879 = 115149
Step 132: 115149 + 879 = 116028
Step 133: 116028 + 879 = 116907
Step 134: 116907 + 879 = 117786
Step 135: 117786 + 879 = 118665
Step 136: 118665 + 879 = 119544
Step 137: 119544 + 879 = 120423
Step 138: 120423 + 879 = 121302
Step 139: 121302 + 879 = 122181
Step 140: 122181 + 879 = 123060
Step 141: 123060 + 879 = 123939
Step 142: 123939 + 879 = 124818
Step 143: 124818 + 879 = 125697
Step 144: 125697 + 879 = 126576
Step 145: 126576 + 879 = 127455
Step 146: 127455 + 879 = 128334
Step 147: 128334 + 879 = 129213
Step 148: 129213 + 879 = 130092
Step 149: 130092 + 879 = 130971
Step 150: 130971 + 879 = 131850
Step 151: 131850 + 879 = 132729
Step 152: 132729 + 879 = 133608
Step 153: 133608 + 879 = 134487
Step 154: 134487 + 879 = 135366
Step 155: 135366 + 879 = 136245
Step 156: 136245 + 879 = 137124
Step 157: 137124 + 879 = 138003
Step 158: 138003 + 879 = 138882
Step 159: 138882 + 879 = 139761
Step 160: 139761 + 879 = 140640
Step 161: 140640 + 879 = 141519
Step 162: 141519 + 879 = 142398
Step 163: 142398 + 879 = 143277
Step 164: 143277 + 879 = 144156
Step 165: 144156 + 879 = 145035
Step 166: 145035 + 879 = 145914
Step 167: 145914 + 879 = 146793
Step 168: 146793 + 879 = 147672
Step 169: 147672 + 879 = 148551
Step 170: 148551 + 879 = 149430
Step 171: 149430 + 879 = 150309
Step 172: 150309 + 879 = 151188
Step 173: 151188 + 879 = 152067
Step 174: 152067 + 879 = 152946
Step 175: 152946 + 879 = 153825
Step 176: 153825 + 879 = 154704
Step 177: 154704 + 879 = 155583
Step 178: 155583 + 879 = 156462
Step 179: 156462 + 879 = 157341
Step 180: 157341 + 879 = 158220
Step 181: 158220 + 879 = 159099
Step 182: 159099 + 879 = 159978
Step 183: 159978 + 879 = 160857
Step 184: 160857 + 879 = 161736
Step 185: 161736 + 879 = 162615
Step 186: 162615 + 879 = 163494
Step 187: 163494 + 879 = 164373
Step 188: 164373 + 879 = 165252
Step 189: 165252 + 879 = 166131
Step 190: 166131 + 879 = 167010
Step 191: 167010 + 879 = 167889
Step 192: 167889 + 879 = 168768
Step 193: 168768 + 879 = 169647
Step 194: 169647 + 879 = 170526
Step 195: 170526 + 879 = 171405
Step 196: 171405 + 879 = 172284
Step 197: 172284 + 879 = 173163
Step 198: 173163 + 879 = 174042
Step 199: 174042 + 879 = 174921
Step 200: 174921 + 879 = 175800
Step 201: 175800 + 879 = 176679
Step 202: 176679 + 879 = 177558
Step 203: 177558 + 879 = 178437
Step 204: 178437 + 879 = 179316
Step 205: 179316 + 879 = 180195
Step 206: 180195 + 879 = 181074
Step 207: 181074 + 879 = 181953
Step 208: 181953 + 879 = 182832
Step 209: 182832 + 879 = 183711
Step 210: 183711 + 879 = 184590
Step 211: 184590 + 879 = 185469
Step 212: 185469 + 879 = 186348
Step 213: 186348 + 879 = 187227
Step 214: 187227 + 879 = 188106
Step 215: 188106 + 879 = 188985
Step 216: 188985 + 879 = 189864
Step 217: 189864 + 879 = 190743
Step 218: 190743 + 879 = 191622
Step 219: 191622 + 879 = 192501
Step 220: 192501 + 879 = 193380
Step 221: 193380 + 879 = 194259
Step 222: 194259 + 879 = 195138
Step 223: 195138 + 879 = 196017
Step 224: 196017 + 879 = 196896
Step 225: 196896 + 879 = 197775
Step 226: 197775 + 879 = 198654
Step 227: 198654 + 879 = 199533
Step 228: 199533 + 879 = 200412
Step 229: 200412 + 879 = 201291
Step 230: 201291 + 879 = 202170
Step 231: 202170 + 879 = 203049
Step 232: 203049 + 879 = 203928
Step 233: 203928 + 879 = 204807
Step 234: 204807 + 879 = 205686
Step 235: 205686 + 879 = 206565
Step 236: 206565 + 879 = 207444
Step 237: 207444 + 879 = 208323
Step 238: 208323 + 879 = 209202
Step 239: 209202 + 879 = 210081
Step 240: 210081 + 879 = 210960
Step 241: 210960 + 879 = 211839
Step 242: 211839 + 879 = 212718
Step 243: 212718 + 879 = 213597
Step 244: 213597 + 879 = 214476
Step 245: 214476 + 879 = 215355
Step 246: 215355 + 879 = 216234
Step 247: 216234 + 879 = 217113
Step 248: 217113 + 879 = 217992
Step 249: 217992 + 879 = 218871
Step 250: 218871 + 879 = 219750
Step 251: 219750 + 879 = 220629
Step 252: 220629 + 879 = 221508
Step 253: 221508 + 879 = 222387
Step 254: 222387 + 879 = 223266
Step 255: 223266 + 879 = 224145
Step 256: 224145 + 879 = 225024
Step 257: 225024 + 879 = 225903
Step 258: 225903 + 879 = 226782
Step 259: 226782 + 879 = 227661
Step 260: 227661 + 879 = 228540
Step 261: 228540 + 879 = 229419
Step 262: 229419 + 879 = 230298
Step 263: 230298 + 879 = 231177
Step 264: 231177 + 879 = 232056
Step 265: 232056 + 879 = 232935
Step 266: 232935 + 879 = 233814
Step 267: 233814 + 879 = 234693
Step 268: 234693 + 879 = 235572
Step 269: 235572 + 879 = 236451
Step 270: 236451 + 879 = 237330
Step 271: 237330 + 879 = 238209
Step 272: 238209 + 879 = 239088
Step 273: 239088 + 879 = 239967
Step 274: 239967 + 879 = 240846
Step 275: 240846 + 879 = 241725
Step 276: 241725 + 879 = 242604
Step 277: 242604 + 879 = 243483
Step 278: 243483 + 879 = 244362
Step 279: 244362 + 879 = 245241
Step 280: 245241 + 879 = 246120
Step 281: 246120 + 879 = 246999
Step 282: 246999 + 879 = 247878
Step 283: 247878 + 879 = 248757
Step 284: 248757 + 879 = 249636
Step 285: 249636 + 879 = 250515
Step 286: 250515 + 879 = 251394
Step 287: 251394 + 879 = 252273
Step 288: 252273 + 879 = 253152
Step 289: 253152 + 879 = 254031
Step 290: 254031 + 879 = 254910
Step 291: 254910 + 879 = 255789
Step 292: 255789 + 879 = 256668
Step 293: 256668 + 879 = 257547
Step 294: 257547 + 879 = 258426
Step 295: 258426 + 879 = 259305
Step 296: 259305 + 879 = 260184
Step 297: 260184 + 879 = 261063
Step 298: 261063 + 879 = 261942
Step 299: 261942 + 879 = 262821
Step 300: 262821 + 879 = 263700
Step 301: 263700 + 879 = 264579
Step 302: 264579 + 879 = 265458
Step 303: 265458 + 879 = 266337
Step 304: 266337 + 879 = 267216
Step 305: 267216 + 879 = 268095
Step 306: 268095 + 879 = 268974
Step 307: 268974 + 879 = 269853
Step 308: 269853 + 879 = 270732
Step 309: 270732 + 879 = 271611
Step 310: 271611 + 879 = 272490
Step 311: 272490 + 879 = 273369
Step 312: 273369 + 879 = 274248
Step 313: 274248 + 879 = 275127
Step 314: 275127 + 879 = 276006
Step 315: 276006 + 879 = 276885
Step 316: 276885 + 879 = 277764
Step 317: 277764 + 879 = 278643
Step 318: 278643 + 879 = 279522
Step 319: 279522 + 879 = 280401
Step 320: 280401 + 879 = 281280
Step 321: 281280 + 879 = 282159
Step 322: 282159 + 879 = 283038
Step 323: 283038 + 879 = 283917
Step 324: 283917 + 879 = 284796
Step 325: 284796 + 879 = 285675
Step 326: 285675 + 879 = 286554
Step 327: 286554 + 879 = 287433
Step 328: 287433 + 879 = 288312
Step 329: 288312 + 879 = 289191
Step 330: 289191 + 879 = 290070
Step 331: 290070 + 879 = 290949
Step 332: 290949 + 879 = 291828
Step 333: 291828 + 879 = 292707
Step 334: 292707 + 879 = 293586
Step 335: 293586 + 879 = 294465
Step 336: 294465 + 879 = 295344
Step 337: 295344 + 879 = 296223
Step 338: 296223 + 879 = 297102
Step 339: 297102 + 879 = 297981
Step 340: 297981 + 879 = 298860
Step 341: 298860 + 879 = 299739
Step 342: 299739 + 879 = 300618
Step 343: 300618 + 879 = 301497
Step 344: 301497 + 879 = 302376
Step 345: 302376 + 879 = 303255
Step 346: 303255 + 879 = 304134
Step 347: 304134 + 879 = 305013
Step 348: 305013 + 879 = 305892
Step 349: 305892 + 879 = 306771
Step 350: 306771 + 879 = 307650
Step 351: 307650 + 879 = 308529
Step 352: 308529 + 879 = 309408
Step 353: 309408 + 879 = 310287
Step 354: 310287 + 879 = 311166
Step 355: 311166 + 879 = 312045
Step 356: 312045 + 879 = 312924
Step 357: 312924 + 879 = 313803
Step 358: 313803 + 879 = 314682
Step 359: 314682 + 879 = 315561
Step 360: 315561 + 879 = 316440
Step 361: 316440 + 879 = 317319
Step 362: 317319 + 879 = 318198
Step 363: 318198 + 879 = 319077
Step 364: 319077 + 879 = 319956
Step 365: 319956 + 879 = 320835
Step 366: 320835 + 879 = 321714
Step 367: 321714 + 879 = 322593
Step 368: 322593 + 879 = 323472
Step 369: 323472 + 879 = 324351
Step 370: 324351 + 879 = 325230
Step 371: 325230 + 879 = 326109
Step 372: 326109 + 879 = 326988
Step 373: 326988 + 879 = 327867
Step 374: 327867 + 879 = 328746
Step 375: 328746 + 879 = 329625
Step 376: 329625 + 879 = 330504
Step 377: 330504 + 879 = 331383
Step 378: 331383 + 879 = 332262
Step 379: 332262 + 879 = 333141
Step 380: 333141 + 879 = 334020
Step 381: 334020 + 879 = 334899
Step 382: 334899 + 879 = 335778
Step 383: 335778 + 879 = 336657
Step 384: 336657 + 879 = 337536
Step 385: 337536 + 879 = 338415
Step 386: 338415 + 879 = 339294
Step 387: 339294 + 879 = 340173
Step 388: 340173 + 879 = 341052
Step 389: 341052 + 879 = 341931
Step 390: 341931 + 879 = 342810
Step 391: 342810 + 879 = 343689
Step 392: 343689 + 879 = 344568
Step 393: 344568 + 879 = 345447
Step 394: 345447 + 879 = 346326
Step 395: 346326 + 879 = 347205
Step 396: 347205 + 879 = 348084
Step 397: 348084 + 879 = 348963
Step 398: 348963 + 879 = 349842
Step 399: 349842 + 879 = 350721
Step 400: 350721 + 879 = 351600
Step 401: 351600 + 879 = 352479
Step 402: 352479 + 879 = 353358
Step 403: 353358 + 879 = 354237
Step 404: 354237 + 879 = 355116
Step 405: 355116 + 879 = 355995
Step 406: 355995 + 879 = 356874
Step 407: 356874 + 879 = 357753
Step 408: 357753 + 879 = 358632
Step 409: 358632 + 879 = 359511
Step 410: 359511 + 879 = 360390
Step 411: 360390 + 879 = 361269
Step 412: 361269 + 879 = 362148
Step 413: 362148 + 879 = 363027
Step 414: 363027 + 879 = 363906
Step 415: 363906 + 879 = 364785
Step 416: 364785 + 879 = 365664
Step 417: 365664 + 879 = 366543
Step 418: 366543 + 879 = 367422
Step 419: 367422 + 879 = 368301
Step 420: 368301 + 879 = 369180
Step 421: 369180 + 879 = 370059
Step 422: 370059 + 879 = 370938
Step 423: 370938 + 879 = 371817
Step 424: 371817 + 879 = 372696
Step 425: 372696 + 879 = 373575
Step 426: 373575 + 879 = 374454
Step 427: 374454 + 879 = 375333
Step 428: 375333 + 879 = 376212
Step 429: 376212 + 879 = 377091
Step 430: 377091 + 879 = 377970
Step 431: 377970 + 879 = 378849
Step 432: 378849 + 879 = 379728
Step 433: 379728 + 879 = 380607
Step 434: 380607 + 879 = 381486
Step 435: 381486 + 879 = 382365
Step 436: 382365 + 879 = 383244
Step 437: 383244 + 879 = 384123
Step 438: 384123 + 879 = 385002
Step 439: 385002 + 879 = 385881
Step 440: 385881 + 879 = 386760
Step 441: 386760 + 879 = 387639
Step 442: 387639 + 879 = 388518
Step 443: 388518 + 879 = 389397
Step 444: 389397 + 879 = 390276
Step 445: 390276 + 879 = 391155
Step 446: 391155 + 879 = 392034
Step 447: 392034 + 879 = 392913
Step 448: 392913 + 879 = 393792
Step 449: 393792 + 879 = 394671
Step 450: 394671 + 879 = 395550
Step 451: 395550 + 879 = 396429
Step 452: 396429 + 879 = 397308
Step 453: 397308 + 879 = 398187
Step 454: 398187 + 879 = 399066
Step 455: 399066 + 879 = 399945
Step 456: 399945 + 879 = 400824
Step 457: 400824 + 879 = 401703
Step 458: 401703 + 879 = 402582
Step 459: 402582 + 879 = 403461
Step 460: 403461 + 879 = 404340
Step 461: 404340 + 879 = 405219
Step 462: 405219 + 879 = 406098
Step 463: 406098 + 879 = 406977
Step 464: 406977 + 879 = 407856
Step 465: 407856 + 879 = 408735
Step 466: 408735 + 879 = 409614
Step 467: 409614 + 879 = 410493
Step 468: 410493 + 879 = 411372
Step 469: 411372 + 879 = 412251
Step 470: 412251 + 879 = 413130
Step 471: 413130 + 879 = 414009
Step 472: 414009 + 879 = 414888
Step 473: 414888 + 879 = 415767
Step 474: 415767 + 879 = 416646
Step 475: 416646 + 879 = 417525
Step 476: 417525 + 879 = 418404
Step 477: 418404 + 879 = 419283
Step 478: 419283 + 879 = 420162
Step 479: 420162 + 879 = 421041
Step 480: 421041 + 879 = 421920
Step 481: 421920 + 879 = 422799
Step 482: 422799 + 879 = 423678
Step 483: 423678 + 879 = 424557
Step 484: 424557 + 879 = 425436
Step 485: 425436 + 879 = 426315
Step 486: 426315 + 879 = 427194
Step 487: 427194 + 879 = 428073
Step 488: 428073 + 879 = 428952
Step 489: 428952 + 879 = 429831
Step 490: 429831 + 879 = 430710
Step 491: 430710 + 879 = 431589
Step 492: 431589 + 879 = 432468
Step 493: 432468 + 879 = 433347
Step 494: 433347 + 879 = 434226
Step 495: 434226 + 879 = 435105
Step 496: 435105 + 879 = 435984
Step 497: 435984 + 879 = 436863
Step 498: 436863 + 879 = 437742

So, 879*498 = 437742