Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 525. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 491. So, we're going to take the number 525 and add it to itself 491 times.
Step 1: 0 + 525 = 525
Step 2: 525 + 525 = 1050
Step 3: 1050 + 525 = 1575
Step 4: 1575 + 525 = 2100
Step 5: 2100 + 525 = 2625
Step 6: 2625 + 525 = 3150
Step 7: 3150 + 525 = 3675
Step 8: 3675 + 525 = 4200
Step 9: 4200 + 525 = 4725
Step 10: 4725 + 525 = 5250
Step 11: 5250 + 525 = 5775
Step 12: 5775 + 525 = 6300
Step 13: 6300 + 525 = 6825
Step 14: 6825 + 525 = 7350
Step 15: 7350 + 525 = 7875
Step 16: 7875 + 525 = 8400
Step 17: 8400 + 525 = 8925
Step 18: 8925 + 525 = 9450
Step 19: 9450 + 525 = 9975
Step 20: 9975 + 525 = 10500
Step 21: 10500 + 525 = 11025
Step 22: 11025 + 525 = 11550
Step 23: 11550 + 525 = 12075
Step 24: 12075 + 525 = 12600
Step 25: 12600 + 525 = 13125
Step 26: 13125 + 525 = 13650
Step 27: 13650 + 525 = 14175
Step 28: 14175 + 525 = 14700
Step 29: 14700 + 525 = 15225
Step 30: 15225 + 525 = 15750
Step 31: 15750 + 525 = 16275
Step 32: 16275 + 525 = 16800
Step 33: 16800 + 525 = 17325
Step 34: 17325 + 525 = 17850
Step 35: 17850 + 525 = 18375
Step 36: 18375 + 525 = 18900
Step 37: 18900 + 525 = 19425
Step 38: 19425 + 525 = 19950
Step 39: 19950 + 525 = 20475
Step 40: 20475 + 525 = 21000
Step 41: 21000 + 525 = 21525
Step 42: 21525 + 525 = 22050
Step 43: 22050 + 525 = 22575
Step 44: 22575 + 525 = 23100
Step 45: 23100 + 525 = 23625
Step 46: 23625 + 525 = 24150
Step 47: 24150 + 525 = 24675
Step 48: 24675 + 525 = 25200
Step 49: 25200 + 525 = 25725
Step 50: 25725 + 525 = 26250
Step 51: 26250 + 525 = 26775
Step 52: 26775 + 525 = 27300
Step 53: 27300 + 525 = 27825
Step 54: 27825 + 525 = 28350
Step 55: 28350 + 525 = 28875
Step 56: 28875 + 525 = 29400
Step 57: 29400 + 525 = 29925
Step 58: 29925 + 525 = 30450
Step 59: 30450 + 525 = 30975
Step 60: 30975 + 525 = 31500
Step 61: 31500 + 525 = 32025
Step 62: 32025 + 525 = 32550
Step 63: 32550 + 525 = 33075
Step 64: 33075 + 525 = 33600
Step 65: 33600 + 525 = 34125
Step 66: 34125 + 525 = 34650
Step 67: 34650 + 525 = 35175
Step 68: 35175 + 525 = 35700
Step 69: 35700 + 525 = 36225
Step 70: 36225 + 525 = 36750
Step 71: 36750 + 525 = 37275
Step 72: 37275 + 525 = 37800
Step 73: 37800 + 525 = 38325
Step 74: 38325 + 525 = 38850
Step 75: 38850 + 525 = 39375
Step 76: 39375 + 525 = 39900
Step 77: 39900 + 525 = 40425
Step 78: 40425 + 525 = 40950
Step 79: 40950 + 525 = 41475
Step 80: 41475 + 525 = 42000
Step 81: 42000 + 525 = 42525
Step 82: 42525 + 525 = 43050
Step 83: 43050 + 525 = 43575
Step 84: 43575 + 525 = 44100
Step 85: 44100 + 525 = 44625
Step 86: 44625 + 525 = 45150
Step 87: 45150 + 525 = 45675
Step 88: 45675 + 525 = 46200
Step 89: 46200 + 525 = 46725
Step 90: 46725 + 525 = 47250
Step 91: 47250 + 525 = 47775
Step 92: 47775 + 525 = 48300
Step 93: 48300 + 525 = 48825
Step 94: 48825 + 525 = 49350
Step 95: 49350 + 525 = 49875
Step 96: 49875 + 525 = 50400
Step 97: 50400 + 525 = 50925
Step 98: 50925 + 525 = 51450
Step 99: 51450 + 525 = 51975
Step 100: 51975 + 525 = 52500
Step 101: 52500 + 525 = 53025
Step 102: 53025 + 525 = 53550
Step 103: 53550 + 525 = 54075
Step 104: 54075 + 525 = 54600
Step 105: 54600 + 525 = 55125
Step 106: 55125 + 525 = 55650
Step 107: 55650 + 525 = 56175
Step 108: 56175 + 525 = 56700
Step 109: 56700 + 525 = 57225
Step 110: 57225 + 525 = 57750
Step 111: 57750 + 525 = 58275
Step 112: 58275 + 525 = 58800
Step 113: 58800 + 525 = 59325
Step 114: 59325 + 525 = 59850
Step 115: 59850 + 525 = 60375
Step 116: 60375 + 525 = 60900
Step 117: 60900 + 525 = 61425
Step 118: 61425 + 525 = 61950
Step 119: 61950 + 525 = 62475
Step 120: 62475 + 525 = 63000
Step 121: 63000 + 525 = 63525
Step 122: 63525 + 525 = 64050
Step 123: 64050 + 525 = 64575
Step 124: 64575 + 525 = 65100
Step 125: 65100 + 525 = 65625
Step 126: 65625 + 525 = 66150
Step 127: 66150 + 525 = 66675
Step 128: 66675 + 525 = 67200
Step 129: 67200 + 525 = 67725
Step 130: 67725 + 525 = 68250
Step 131: 68250 + 525 = 68775
Step 132: 68775 + 525 = 69300
Step 133: 69300 + 525 = 69825
Step 134: 69825 + 525 = 70350
Step 135: 70350 + 525 = 70875
Step 136: 70875 + 525 = 71400
Step 137: 71400 + 525 = 71925
Step 138: 71925 + 525 = 72450
Step 139: 72450 + 525 = 72975
Step 140: 72975 + 525 = 73500
Step 141: 73500 + 525 = 74025
Step 142: 74025 + 525 = 74550
Step 143: 74550 + 525 = 75075
Step 144: 75075 + 525 = 75600
Step 145: 75600 + 525 = 76125
Step 146: 76125 + 525 = 76650
Step 147: 76650 + 525 = 77175
Step 148: 77175 + 525 = 77700
Step 149: 77700 + 525 = 78225
Step 150: 78225 + 525 = 78750
Step 151: 78750 + 525 = 79275
Step 152: 79275 + 525 = 79800
Step 153: 79800 + 525 = 80325
Step 154: 80325 + 525 = 80850
Step 155: 80850 + 525 = 81375
Step 156: 81375 + 525 = 81900
Step 157: 81900 + 525 = 82425
Step 158: 82425 + 525 = 82950
Step 159: 82950 + 525 = 83475
Step 160: 83475 + 525 = 84000
Step 161: 84000 + 525 = 84525
Step 162: 84525 + 525 = 85050
Step 163: 85050 + 525 = 85575
Step 164: 85575 + 525 = 86100
Step 165: 86100 + 525 = 86625
Step 166: 86625 + 525 = 87150
Step 167: 87150 + 525 = 87675
Step 168: 87675 + 525 = 88200
Step 169: 88200 + 525 = 88725
Step 170: 88725 + 525 = 89250
Step 171: 89250 + 525 = 89775
Step 172: 89775 + 525 = 90300
Step 173: 90300 + 525 = 90825
Step 174: 90825 + 525 = 91350
Step 175: 91350 + 525 = 91875
Step 176: 91875 + 525 = 92400
Step 177: 92400 + 525 = 92925
Step 178: 92925 + 525 = 93450
Step 179: 93450 + 525 = 93975
Step 180: 93975 + 525 = 94500
Step 181: 94500 + 525 = 95025
Step 182: 95025 + 525 = 95550
Step 183: 95550 + 525 = 96075
Step 184: 96075 + 525 = 96600
Step 185: 96600 + 525 = 97125
Step 186: 97125 + 525 = 97650
Step 187: 97650 + 525 = 98175
Step 188: 98175 + 525 = 98700
Step 189: 98700 + 525 = 99225
Step 190: 99225 + 525 = 99750
Step 191: 99750 + 525 = 100275
Step 192: 100275 + 525 = 100800
Step 193: 100800 + 525 = 101325
Step 194: 101325 + 525 = 101850
Step 195: 101850 + 525 = 102375
Step 196: 102375 + 525 = 102900
Step 197: 102900 + 525 = 103425
Step 198: 103425 + 525 = 103950
Step 199: 103950 + 525 = 104475
Step 200: 104475 + 525 = 105000
Step 201: 105000 + 525 = 105525
Step 202: 105525 + 525 = 106050
Step 203: 106050 + 525 = 106575
Step 204: 106575 + 525 = 107100
Step 205: 107100 + 525 = 107625
Step 206: 107625 + 525 = 108150
Step 207: 108150 + 525 = 108675
Step 208: 108675 + 525 = 109200
Step 209: 109200 + 525 = 109725
Step 210: 109725 + 525 = 110250
Step 211: 110250 + 525 = 110775
Step 212: 110775 + 525 = 111300
Step 213: 111300 + 525 = 111825
Step 214: 111825 + 525 = 112350
Step 215: 112350 + 525 = 112875
Step 216: 112875 + 525 = 113400
Step 217: 113400 + 525 = 113925
Step 218: 113925 + 525 = 114450
Step 219: 114450 + 525 = 114975
Step 220: 114975 + 525 = 115500
Step 221: 115500 + 525 = 116025
Step 222: 116025 + 525 = 116550
Step 223: 116550 + 525 = 117075
Step 224: 117075 + 525 = 117600
Step 225: 117600 + 525 = 118125
Step 226: 118125 + 525 = 118650
Step 227: 118650 + 525 = 119175
Step 228: 119175 + 525 = 119700
Step 229: 119700 + 525 = 120225
Step 230: 120225 + 525 = 120750
Step 231: 120750 + 525 = 121275
Step 232: 121275 + 525 = 121800
Step 233: 121800 + 525 = 122325
Step 234: 122325 + 525 = 122850
Step 235: 122850 + 525 = 123375
Step 236: 123375 + 525 = 123900
Step 237: 123900 + 525 = 124425
Step 238: 124425 + 525 = 124950
Step 239: 124950 + 525 = 125475
Step 240: 125475 + 525 = 126000
Step 241: 126000 + 525 = 126525
Step 242: 126525 + 525 = 127050
Step 243: 127050 + 525 = 127575
Step 244: 127575 + 525 = 128100
Step 245: 128100 + 525 = 128625
Step 246: 128625 + 525 = 129150
Step 247: 129150 + 525 = 129675
Step 248: 129675 + 525 = 130200
Step 249: 130200 + 525 = 130725
Step 250: 130725 + 525 = 131250
Step 251: 131250 + 525 = 131775
Step 252: 131775 + 525 = 132300
Step 253: 132300 + 525 = 132825
Step 254: 132825 + 525 = 133350
Step 255: 133350 + 525 = 133875
Step 256: 133875 + 525 = 134400
Step 257: 134400 + 525 = 134925
Step 258: 134925 + 525 = 135450
Step 259: 135450 + 525 = 135975
Step 260: 135975 + 525 = 136500
Step 261: 136500 + 525 = 137025
Step 262: 137025 + 525 = 137550
Step 263: 137550 + 525 = 138075
Step 264: 138075 + 525 = 138600
Step 265: 138600 + 525 = 139125
Step 266: 139125 + 525 = 139650
Step 267: 139650 + 525 = 140175
Step 268: 140175 + 525 = 140700
Step 269: 140700 + 525 = 141225
Step 270: 141225 + 525 = 141750
Step 271: 141750 + 525 = 142275
Step 272: 142275 + 525 = 142800
Step 273: 142800 + 525 = 143325
Step 274: 143325 + 525 = 143850
Step 275: 143850 + 525 = 144375
Step 276: 144375 + 525 = 144900
Step 277: 144900 + 525 = 145425
Step 278: 145425 + 525 = 145950
Step 279: 145950 + 525 = 146475
Step 280: 146475 + 525 = 147000
Step 281: 147000 + 525 = 147525
Step 282: 147525 + 525 = 148050
Step 283: 148050 + 525 = 148575
Step 284: 148575 + 525 = 149100
Step 285: 149100 + 525 = 149625
Step 286: 149625 + 525 = 150150
Step 287: 150150 + 525 = 150675
Step 288: 150675 + 525 = 151200
Step 289: 151200 + 525 = 151725
Step 290: 151725 + 525 = 152250
Step 291: 152250 + 525 = 152775
Step 292: 152775 + 525 = 153300
Step 293: 153300 + 525 = 153825
Step 294: 153825 + 525 = 154350
Step 295: 154350 + 525 = 154875
Step 296: 154875 + 525 = 155400
Step 297: 155400 + 525 = 155925
Step 298: 155925 + 525 = 156450
Step 299: 156450 + 525 = 156975
Step 300: 156975 + 525 = 157500
Step 301: 157500 + 525 = 158025
Step 302: 158025 + 525 = 158550
Step 303: 158550 + 525 = 159075
Step 304: 159075 + 525 = 159600
Step 305: 159600 + 525 = 160125
Step 306: 160125 + 525 = 160650
Step 307: 160650 + 525 = 161175
Step 308: 161175 + 525 = 161700
Step 309: 161700 + 525 = 162225
Step 310: 162225 + 525 = 162750
Step 311: 162750 + 525 = 163275
Step 312: 163275 + 525 = 163800
Step 313: 163800 + 525 = 164325
Step 314: 164325 + 525 = 164850
Step 315: 164850 + 525 = 165375
Step 316: 165375 + 525 = 165900
Step 317: 165900 + 525 = 166425
Step 318: 166425 + 525 = 166950
Step 319: 166950 + 525 = 167475
Step 320: 167475 + 525 = 168000
Step 321: 168000 + 525 = 168525
Step 322: 168525 + 525 = 169050
Step 323: 169050 + 525 = 169575
Step 324: 169575 + 525 = 170100
Step 325: 170100 + 525 = 170625
Step 326: 170625 + 525 = 171150
Step 327: 171150 + 525 = 171675
Step 328: 171675 + 525 = 172200
Step 329: 172200 + 525 = 172725
Step 330: 172725 + 525 = 173250
Step 331: 173250 + 525 = 173775
Step 332: 173775 + 525 = 174300
Step 333: 174300 + 525 = 174825
Step 334: 174825 + 525 = 175350
Step 335: 175350 + 525 = 175875
Step 336: 175875 + 525 = 176400
Step 337: 176400 + 525 = 176925
Step 338: 176925 + 525 = 177450
Step 339: 177450 + 525 = 177975
Step 340: 177975 + 525 = 178500
Step 341: 178500 + 525 = 179025
Step 342: 179025 + 525 = 179550
Step 343: 179550 + 525 = 180075
Step 344: 180075 + 525 = 180600
Step 345: 180600 + 525 = 181125
Step 346: 181125 + 525 = 181650
Step 347: 181650 + 525 = 182175
Step 348: 182175 + 525 = 182700
Step 349: 182700 + 525 = 183225
Step 350: 183225 + 525 = 183750
Step 351: 183750 + 525 = 184275
Step 352: 184275 + 525 = 184800
Step 353: 184800 + 525 = 185325
Step 354: 185325 + 525 = 185850
Step 355: 185850 + 525 = 186375
Step 356: 186375 + 525 = 186900
Step 357: 186900 + 525 = 187425
Step 358: 187425 + 525 = 187950
Step 359: 187950 + 525 = 188475
Step 360: 188475 + 525 = 189000
Step 361: 189000 + 525 = 189525
Step 362: 189525 + 525 = 190050
Step 363: 190050 + 525 = 190575
Step 364: 190575 + 525 = 191100
Step 365: 191100 + 525 = 191625
Step 366: 191625 + 525 = 192150
Step 367: 192150 + 525 = 192675
Step 368: 192675 + 525 = 193200
Step 369: 193200 + 525 = 193725
Step 370: 193725 + 525 = 194250
Step 371: 194250 + 525 = 194775
Step 372: 194775 + 525 = 195300
Step 373: 195300 + 525 = 195825
Step 374: 195825 + 525 = 196350
Step 375: 196350 + 525 = 196875
Step 376: 196875 + 525 = 197400
Step 377: 197400 + 525 = 197925
Step 378: 197925 + 525 = 198450
Step 379: 198450 + 525 = 198975
Step 380: 198975 + 525 = 199500
Step 381: 199500 + 525 = 200025
Step 382: 200025 + 525 = 200550
Step 383: 200550 + 525 = 201075
Step 384: 201075 + 525 = 201600
Step 385: 201600 + 525 = 202125
Step 386: 202125 + 525 = 202650
Step 387: 202650 + 525 = 203175
Step 388: 203175 + 525 = 203700
Step 389: 203700 + 525 = 204225
Step 390: 204225 + 525 = 204750
Step 391: 204750 + 525 = 205275
Step 392: 205275 + 525 = 205800
Step 393: 205800 + 525 = 206325
Step 394: 206325 + 525 = 206850
Step 395: 206850 + 525 = 207375
Step 396: 207375 + 525 = 207900
Step 397: 207900 + 525 = 208425
Step 398: 208425 + 525 = 208950
Step 399: 208950 + 525 = 209475
Step 400: 209475 + 525 = 210000
Step 401: 210000 + 525 = 210525
Step 402: 210525 + 525 = 211050
Step 403: 211050 + 525 = 211575
Step 404: 211575 + 525 = 212100
Step 405: 212100 + 525 = 212625
Step 406: 212625 + 525 = 213150
Step 407: 213150 + 525 = 213675
Step 408: 213675 + 525 = 214200
Step 409: 214200 + 525 = 214725
Step 410: 214725 + 525 = 215250
Step 411: 215250 + 525 = 215775
Step 412: 215775 + 525 = 216300
Step 413: 216300 + 525 = 216825
Step 414: 216825 + 525 = 217350
Step 415: 217350 + 525 = 217875
Step 416: 217875 + 525 = 218400
Step 417: 218400 + 525 = 218925
Step 418: 218925 + 525 = 219450
Step 419: 219450 + 525 = 219975
Step 420: 219975 + 525 = 220500
Step 421: 220500 + 525 = 221025
Step 422: 221025 + 525 = 221550
Step 423: 221550 + 525 = 222075
Step 424: 222075 + 525 = 222600
Step 425: 222600 + 525 = 223125
Step 426: 223125 + 525 = 223650
Step 427: 223650 + 525 = 224175
Step 428: 224175 + 525 = 224700
Step 429: 224700 + 525 = 225225
Step 430: 225225 + 525 = 225750
Step 431: 225750 + 525 = 226275
Step 432: 226275 + 525 = 226800
Step 433: 226800 + 525 = 227325
Step 434: 227325 + 525 = 227850
Step 435: 227850 + 525 = 228375
Step 436: 228375 + 525 = 228900
Step 437: 228900 + 525 = 229425
Step 438: 229425 + 525 = 229950
Step 439: 229950 + 525 = 230475
Step 440: 230475 + 525 = 231000
Step 441: 231000 + 525 = 231525
Step 442: 231525 + 525 = 232050
Step 443: 232050 + 525 = 232575
Step 444: 232575 + 525 = 233100
Step 445: 233100 + 525 = 233625
Step 446: 233625 + 525 = 234150
Step 447: 234150 + 525 = 234675
Step 448: 234675 + 525 = 235200
Step 449: 235200 + 525 = 235725
Step 450: 235725 + 525 = 236250
Step 451: 236250 + 525 = 236775
Step 452: 236775 + 525 = 237300
Step 453: 237300 + 525 = 237825
Step 454: 237825 + 525 = 238350
Step 455: 238350 + 525 = 238875
Step 456: 238875 + 525 = 239400
Step 457: 239400 + 525 = 239925
Step 458: 239925 + 525 = 240450
Step 459: 240450 + 525 = 240975
Step 460: 240975 + 525 = 241500
Step 461: 241500 + 525 = 242025
Step 462: 242025 + 525 = 242550
Step 463: 242550 + 525 = 243075
Step 464: 243075 + 525 = 243600
Step 465: 243600 + 525 = 244125
Step 466: 244125 + 525 = 244650
Step 467: 244650 + 525 = 245175
Step 468: 245175 + 525 = 245700
Step 469: 245700 + 525 = 246225
Step 470: 246225 + 525 = 246750
Step 471: 246750 + 525 = 247275
Step 472: 247275 + 525 = 247800
Step 473: 247800 + 525 = 248325
Step 474: 248325 + 525 = 248850
Step 475: 248850 + 525 = 249375
Step 476: 249375 + 525 = 249900
Step 477: 249900 + 525 = 250425
Step 478: 250425 + 525 = 250950
Step 479: 250950 + 525 = 251475
Step 480: 251475 + 525 = 252000
Step 481: 252000 + 525 = 252525
Step 482: 252525 + 525 = 253050
Step 483: 253050 + 525 = 253575
Step 484: 253575 + 525 = 254100
Step 485: 254100 + 525 = 254625
Step 486: 254625 + 525 = 255150
Step 487: 255150 + 525 = 255675
Step 488: 255675 + 525 = 256200
Step 489: 256200 + 525 = 256725
Step 490: 256725 + 525 = 257250
Step 491: 257250 + 525 = 257775

So, 525*491 = 257775