Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 398. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 500. So, we're going to take the number 398 and add it to itself 500 times.
Step 1: 0 + 398 = 398
Step 2: 398 + 398 = 796
Step 3: 796 + 398 = 1194
Step 4: 1194 + 398 = 1592
Step 5: 1592 + 398 = 1990
Step 6: 1990 + 398 = 2388
Step 7: 2388 + 398 = 2786
Step 8: 2786 + 398 = 3184
Step 9: 3184 + 398 = 3582
Step 10: 3582 + 398 = 3980
Step 11: 3980 + 398 = 4378
Step 12: 4378 + 398 = 4776
Step 13: 4776 + 398 = 5174
Step 14: 5174 + 398 = 5572
Step 15: 5572 + 398 = 5970
Step 16: 5970 + 398 = 6368
Step 17: 6368 + 398 = 6766
Step 18: 6766 + 398 = 7164
Step 19: 7164 + 398 = 7562
Step 20: 7562 + 398 = 7960
Step 21: 7960 + 398 = 8358
Step 22: 8358 + 398 = 8756
Step 23: 8756 + 398 = 9154
Step 24: 9154 + 398 = 9552
Step 25: 9552 + 398 = 9950
Step 26: 9950 + 398 = 10348
Step 27: 10348 + 398 = 10746
Step 28: 10746 + 398 = 11144
Step 29: 11144 + 398 = 11542
Step 30: 11542 + 398 = 11940
Step 31: 11940 + 398 = 12338
Step 32: 12338 + 398 = 12736
Step 33: 12736 + 398 = 13134
Step 34: 13134 + 398 = 13532
Step 35: 13532 + 398 = 13930
Step 36: 13930 + 398 = 14328
Step 37: 14328 + 398 = 14726
Step 38: 14726 + 398 = 15124
Step 39: 15124 + 398 = 15522
Step 40: 15522 + 398 = 15920
Step 41: 15920 + 398 = 16318
Step 42: 16318 + 398 = 16716
Step 43: 16716 + 398 = 17114
Step 44: 17114 + 398 = 17512
Step 45: 17512 + 398 = 17910
Step 46: 17910 + 398 = 18308
Step 47: 18308 + 398 = 18706
Step 48: 18706 + 398 = 19104
Step 49: 19104 + 398 = 19502
Step 50: 19502 + 398 = 19900
Step 51: 19900 + 398 = 20298
Step 52: 20298 + 398 = 20696
Step 53: 20696 + 398 = 21094
Step 54: 21094 + 398 = 21492
Step 55: 21492 + 398 = 21890
Step 56: 21890 + 398 = 22288
Step 57: 22288 + 398 = 22686
Step 58: 22686 + 398 = 23084
Step 59: 23084 + 398 = 23482
Step 60: 23482 + 398 = 23880
Step 61: 23880 + 398 = 24278
Step 62: 24278 + 398 = 24676
Step 63: 24676 + 398 = 25074
Step 64: 25074 + 398 = 25472
Step 65: 25472 + 398 = 25870
Step 66: 25870 + 398 = 26268
Step 67: 26268 + 398 = 26666
Step 68: 26666 + 398 = 27064
Step 69: 27064 + 398 = 27462
Step 70: 27462 + 398 = 27860
Step 71: 27860 + 398 = 28258
Step 72: 28258 + 398 = 28656
Step 73: 28656 + 398 = 29054
Step 74: 29054 + 398 = 29452
Step 75: 29452 + 398 = 29850
Step 76: 29850 + 398 = 30248
Step 77: 30248 + 398 = 30646
Step 78: 30646 + 398 = 31044
Step 79: 31044 + 398 = 31442
Step 80: 31442 + 398 = 31840
Step 81: 31840 + 398 = 32238
Step 82: 32238 + 398 = 32636
Step 83: 32636 + 398 = 33034
Step 84: 33034 + 398 = 33432
Step 85: 33432 + 398 = 33830
Step 86: 33830 + 398 = 34228
Step 87: 34228 + 398 = 34626
Step 88: 34626 + 398 = 35024
Step 89: 35024 + 398 = 35422
Step 90: 35422 + 398 = 35820
Step 91: 35820 + 398 = 36218
Step 92: 36218 + 398 = 36616
Step 93: 36616 + 398 = 37014
Step 94: 37014 + 398 = 37412
Step 95: 37412 + 398 = 37810
Step 96: 37810 + 398 = 38208
Step 97: 38208 + 398 = 38606
Step 98: 38606 + 398 = 39004
Step 99: 39004 + 398 = 39402
Step 100: 39402 + 398 = 39800
Step 101: 39800 + 398 = 40198
Step 102: 40198 + 398 = 40596
Step 103: 40596 + 398 = 40994
Step 104: 40994 + 398 = 41392
Step 105: 41392 + 398 = 41790
Step 106: 41790 + 398 = 42188
Step 107: 42188 + 398 = 42586
Step 108: 42586 + 398 = 42984
Step 109: 42984 + 398 = 43382
Step 110: 43382 + 398 = 43780
Step 111: 43780 + 398 = 44178
Step 112: 44178 + 398 = 44576
Step 113: 44576 + 398 = 44974
Step 114: 44974 + 398 = 45372
Step 115: 45372 + 398 = 45770
Step 116: 45770 + 398 = 46168
Step 117: 46168 + 398 = 46566
Step 118: 46566 + 398 = 46964
Step 119: 46964 + 398 = 47362
Step 120: 47362 + 398 = 47760
Step 121: 47760 + 398 = 48158
Step 122: 48158 + 398 = 48556
Step 123: 48556 + 398 = 48954
Step 124: 48954 + 398 = 49352
Step 125: 49352 + 398 = 49750
Step 126: 49750 + 398 = 50148
Step 127: 50148 + 398 = 50546
Step 128: 50546 + 398 = 50944
Step 129: 50944 + 398 = 51342
Step 130: 51342 + 398 = 51740
Step 131: 51740 + 398 = 52138
Step 132: 52138 + 398 = 52536
Step 133: 52536 + 398 = 52934
Step 134: 52934 + 398 = 53332
Step 135: 53332 + 398 = 53730
Step 136: 53730 + 398 = 54128
Step 137: 54128 + 398 = 54526
Step 138: 54526 + 398 = 54924
Step 139: 54924 + 398 = 55322
Step 140: 55322 + 398 = 55720
Step 141: 55720 + 398 = 56118
Step 142: 56118 + 398 = 56516
Step 143: 56516 + 398 = 56914
Step 144: 56914 + 398 = 57312
Step 145: 57312 + 398 = 57710
Step 146: 57710 + 398 = 58108
Step 147: 58108 + 398 = 58506
Step 148: 58506 + 398 = 58904
Step 149: 58904 + 398 = 59302
Step 150: 59302 + 398 = 59700
Step 151: 59700 + 398 = 60098
Step 152: 60098 + 398 = 60496
Step 153: 60496 + 398 = 60894
Step 154: 60894 + 398 = 61292
Step 155: 61292 + 398 = 61690
Step 156: 61690 + 398 = 62088
Step 157: 62088 + 398 = 62486
Step 158: 62486 + 398 = 62884
Step 159: 62884 + 398 = 63282
Step 160: 63282 + 398 = 63680
Step 161: 63680 + 398 = 64078
Step 162: 64078 + 398 = 64476
Step 163: 64476 + 398 = 64874
Step 164: 64874 + 398 = 65272
Step 165: 65272 + 398 = 65670
Step 166: 65670 + 398 = 66068
Step 167: 66068 + 398 = 66466
Step 168: 66466 + 398 = 66864
Step 169: 66864 + 398 = 67262
Step 170: 67262 + 398 = 67660
Step 171: 67660 + 398 = 68058
Step 172: 68058 + 398 = 68456
Step 173: 68456 + 398 = 68854
Step 174: 68854 + 398 = 69252
Step 175: 69252 + 398 = 69650
Step 176: 69650 + 398 = 70048
Step 177: 70048 + 398 = 70446
Step 178: 70446 + 398 = 70844
Step 179: 70844 + 398 = 71242
Step 180: 71242 + 398 = 71640
Step 181: 71640 + 398 = 72038
Step 182: 72038 + 398 = 72436
Step 183: 72436 + 398 = 72834
Step 184: 72834 + 398 = 73232
Step 185: 73232 + 398 = 73630
Step 186: 73630 + 398 = 74028
Step 187: 74028 + 398 = 74426
Step 188: 74426 + 398 = 74824
Step 189: 74824 + 398 = 75222
Step 190: 75222 + 398 = 75620
Step 191: 75620 + 398 = 76018
Step 192: 76018 + 398 = 76416
Step 193: 76416 + 398 = 76814
Step 194: 76814 + 398 = 77212
Step 195: 77212 + 398 = 77610
Step 196: 77610 + 398 = 78008
Step 197: 78008 + 398 = 78406
Step 198: 78406 + 398 = 78804
Step 199: 78804 + 398 = 79202
Step 200: 79202 + 398 = 79600
Step 201: 79600 + 398 = 79998
Step 202: 79998 + 398 = 80396
Step 203: 80396 + 398 = 80794
Step 204: 80794 + 398 = 81192
Step 205: 81192 + 398 = 81590
Step 206: 81590 + 398 = 81988
Step 207: 81988 + 398 = 82386
Step 208: 82386 + 398 = 82784
Step 209: 82784 + 398 = 83182
Step 210: 83182 + 398 = 83580
Step 211: 83580 + 398 = 83978
Step 212: 83978 + 398 = 84376
Step 213: 84376 + 398 = 84774
Step 214: 84774 + 398 = 85172
Step 215: 85172 + 398 = 85570
Step 216: 85570 + 398 = 85968
Step 217: 85968 + 398 = 86366
Step 218: 86366 + 398 = 86764
Step 219: 86764 + 398 = 87162
Step 220: 87162 + 398 = 87560
Step 221: 87560 + 398 = 87958
Step 222: 87958 + 398 = 88356
Step 223: 88356 + 398 = 88754
Step 224: 88754 + 398 = 89152
Step 225: 89152 + 398 = 89550
Step 226: 89550 + 398 = 89948
Step 227: 89948 + 398 = 90346
Step 228: 90346 + 398 = 90744
Step 229: 90744 + 398 = 91142
Step 230: 91142 + 398 = 91540
Step 231: 91540 + 398 = 91938
Step 232: 91938 + 398 = 92336
Step 233: 92336 + 398 = 92734
Step 234: 92734 + 398 = 93132
Step 235: 93132 + 398 = 93530
Step 236: 93530 + 398 = 93928
Step 237: 93928 + 398 = 94326
Step 238: 94326 + 398 = 94724
Step 239: 94724 + 398 = 95122
Step 240: 95122 + 398 = 95520
Step 241: 95520 + 398 = 95918
Step 242: 95918 + 398 = 96316
Step 243: 96316 + 398 = 96714
Step 244: 96714 + 398 = 97112
Step 245: 97112 + 398 = 97510
Step 246: 97510 + 398 = 97908
Step 247: 97908 + 398 = 98306
Step 248: 98306 + 398 = 98704
Step 249: 98704 + 398 = 99102
Step 250: 99102 + 398 = 99500
Step 251: 99500 + 398 = 99898
Step 252: 99898 + 398 = 100296
Step 253: 100296 + 398 = 100694
Step 254: 100694 + 398 = 101092
Step 255: 101092 + 398 = 101490
Step 256: 101490 + 398 = 101888
Step 257: 101888 + 398 = 102286
Step 258: 102286 + 398 = 102684
Step 259: 102684 + 398 = 103082
Step 260: 103082 + 398 = 103480
Step 261: 103480 + 398 = 103878
Step 262: 103878 + 398 = 104276
Step 263: 104276 + 398 = 104674
Step 264: 104674 + 398 = 105072
Step 265: 105072 + 398 = 105470
Step 266: 105470 + 398 = 105868
Step 267: 105868 + 398 = 106266
Step 268: 106266 + 398 = 106664
Step 269: 106664 + 398 = 107062
Step 270: 107062 + 398 = 107460
Step 271: 107460 + 398 = 107858
Step 272: 107858 + 398 = 108256
Step 273: 108256 + 398 = 108654
Step 274: 108654 + 398 = 109052
Step 275: 109052 + 398 = 109450
Step 276: 109450 + 398 = 109848
Step 277: 109848 + 398 = 110246
Step 278: 110246 + 398 = 110644
Step 279: 110644 + 398 = 111042
Step 280: 111042 + 398 = 111440
Step 281: 111440 + 398 = 111838
Step 282: 111838 + 398 = 112236
Step 283: 112236 + 398 = 112634
Step 284: 112634 + 398 = 113032
Step 285: 113032 + 398 = 113430
Step 286: 113430 + 398 = 113828
Step 287: 113828 + 398 = 114226
Step 288: 114226 + 398 = 114624
Step 289: 114624 + 398 = 115022
Step 290: 115022 + 398 = 115420
Step 291: 115420 + 398 = 115818
Step 292: 115818 + 398 = 116216
Step 293: 116216 + 398 = 116614
Step 294: 116614 + 398 = 117012
Step 295: 117012 + 398 = 117410
Step 296: 117410 + 398 = 117808
Step 297: 117808 + 398 = 118206
Step 298: 118206 + 398 = 118604
Step 299: 118604 + 398 = 119002
Step 300: 119002 + 398 = 119400
Step 301: 119400 + 398 = 119798
Step 302: 119798 + 398 = 120196
Step 303: 120196 + 398 = 120594
Step 304: 120594 + 398 = 120992
Step 305: 120992 + 398 = 121390
Step 306: 121390 + 398 = 121788
Step 307: 121788 + 398 = 122186
Step 308: 122186 + 398 = 122584
Step 309: 122584 + 398 = 122982
Step 310: 122982 + 398 = 123380
Step 311: 123380 + 398 = 123778
Step 312: 123778 + 398 = 124176
Step 313: 124176 + 398 = 124574
Step 314: 124574 + 398 = 124972
Step 315: 124972 + 398 = 125370
Step 316: 125370 + 398 = 125768
Step 317: 125768 + 398 = 126166
Step 318: 126166 + 398 = 126564
Step 319: 126564 + 398 = 126962
Step 320: 126962 + 398 = 127360
Step 321: 127360 + 398 = 127758
Step 322: 127758 + 398 = 128156
Step 323: 128156 + 398 = 128554
Step 324: 128554 + 398 = 128952
Step 325: 128952 + 398 = 129350
Step 326: 129350 + 398 = 129748
Step 327: 129748 + 398 = 130146
Step 328: 130146 + 398 = 130544
Step 329: 130544 + 398 = 130942
Step 330: 130942 + 398 = 131340
Step 331: 131340 + 398 = 131738
Step 332: 131738 + 398 = 132136
Step 333: 132136 + 398 = 132534
Step 334: 132534 + 398 = 132932
Step 335: 132932 + 398 = 133330
Step 336: 133330 + 398 = 133728
Step 337: 133728 + 398 = 134126
Step 338: 134126 + 398 = 134524
Step 339: 134524 + 398 = 134922
Step 340: 134922 + 398 = 135320
Step 341: 135320 + 398 = 135718
Step 342: 135718 + 398 = 136116
Step 343: 136116 + 398 = 136514
Step 344: 136514 + 398 = 136912
Step 345: 136912 + 398 = 137310
Step 346: 137310 + 398 = 137708
Step 347: 137708 + 398 = 138106
Step 348: 138106 + 398 = 138504
Step 349: 138504 + 398 = 138902
Step 350: 138902 + 398 = 139300
Step 351: 139300 + 398 = 139698
Step 352: 139698 + 398 = 140096
Step 353: 140096 + 398 = 140494
Step 354: 140494 + 398 = 140892
Step 355: 140892 + 398 = 141290
Step 356: 141290 + 398 = 141688
Step 357: 141688 + 398 = 142086
Step 358: 142086 + 398 = 142484
Step 359: 142484 + 398 = 142882
Step 360: 142882 + 398 = 143280
Step 361: 143280 + 398 = 143678
Step 362: 143678 + 398 = 144076
Step 363: 144076 + 398 = 144474
Step 364: 144474 + 398 = 144872
Step 365: 144872 + 398 = 145270
Step 366: 145270 + 398 = 145668
Step 367: 145668 + 398 = 146066
Step 368: 146066 + 398 = 146464
Step 369: 146464 + 398 = 146862
Step 370: 146862 + 398 = 147260
Step 371: 147260 + 398 = 147658
Step 372: 147658 + 398 = 148056
Step 373: 148056 + 398 = 148454
Step 374: 148454 + 398 = 148852
Step 375: 148852 + 398 = 149250
Step 376: 149250 + 398 = 149648
Step 377: 149648 + 398 = 150046
Step 378: 150046 + 398 = 150444
Step 379: 150444 + 398 = 150842
Step 380: 150842 + 398 = 151240
Step 381: 151240 + 398 = 151638
Step 382: 151638 + 398 = 152036
Step 383: 152036 + 398 = 152434
Step 384: 152434 + 398 = 152832
Step 385: 152832 + 398 = 153230
Step 386: 153230 + 398 = 153628
Step 387: 153628 + 398 = 154026
Step 388: 154026 + 398 = 154424
Step 389: 154424 + 398 = 154822
Step 390: 154822 + 398 = 155220
Step 391: 155220 + 398 = 155618
Step 392: 155618 + 398 = 156016
Step 393: 156016 + 398 = 156414
Step 394: 156414 + 398 = 156812
Step 395: 156812 + 398 = 157210
Step 396: 157210 + 398 = 157608
Step 397: 157608 + 398 = 158006
Step 398: 158006 + 398 = 158404
Step 399: 158404 + 398 = 158802
Step 400: 158802 + 398 = 159200
Step 401: 159200 + 398 = 159598
Step 402: 159598 + 398 = 159996
Step 403: 159996 + 398 = 160394
Step 404: 160394 + 398 = 160792
Step 405: 160792 + 398 = 161190
Step 406: 161190 + 398 = 161588
Step 407: 161588 + 398 = 161986
Step 408: 161986 + 398 = 162384
Step 409: 162384 + 398 = 162782
Step 410: 162782 + 398 = 163180
Step 411: 163180 + 398 = 163578
Step 412: 163578 + 398 = 163976
Step 413: 163976 + 398 = 164374
Step 414: 164374 + 398 = 164772
Step 415: 164772 + 398 = 165170
Step 416: 165170 + 398 = 165568
Step 417: 165568 + 398 = 165966
Step 418: 165966 + 398 = 166364
Step 419: 166364 + 398 = 166762
Step 420: 166762 + 398 = 167160
Step 421: 167160 + 398 = 167558
Step 422: 167558 + 398 = 167956
Step 423: 167956 + 398 = 168354
Step 424: 168354 + 398 = 168752
Step 425: 168752 + 398 = 169150
Step 426: 169150 + 398 = 169548
Step 427: 169548 + 398 = 169946
Step 428: 169946 + 398 = 170344
Step 429: 170344 + 398 = 170742
Step 430: 170742 + 398 = 171140
Step 431: 171140 + 398 = 171538
Step 432: 171538 + 398 = 171936
Step 433: 171936 + 398 = 172334
Step 434: 172334 + 398 = 172732
Step 435: 172732 + 398 = 173130
Step 436: 173130 + 398 = 173528
Step 437: 173528 + 398 = 173926
Step 438: 173926 + 398 = 174324
Step 439: 174324 + 398 = 174722
Step 440: 174722 + 398 = 175120
Step 441: 175120 + 398 = 175518
Step 442: 175518 + 398 = 175916
Step 443: 175916 + 398 = 176314
Step 444: 176314 + 398 = 176712
Step 445: 176712 + 398 = 177110
Step 446: 177110 + 398 = 177508
Step 447: 177508 + 398 = 177906
Step 448: 177906 + 398 = 178304
Step 449: 178304 + 398 = 178702
Step 450: 178702 + 398 = 179100
Step 451: 179100 + 398 = 179498
Step 452: 179498 + 398 = 179896
Step 453: 179896 + 398 = 180294
Step 454: 180294 + 398 = 180692
Step 455: 180692 + 398 = 181090
Step 456: 181090 + 398 = 181488
Step 457: 181488 + 398 = 181886
Step 458: 181886 + 398 = 182284
Step 459: 182284 + 398 = 182682
Step 460: 182682 + 398 = 183080
Step 461: 183080 + 398 = 183478
Step 462: 183478 + 398 = 183876
Step 463: 183876 + 398 = 184274
Step 464: 184274 + 398 = 184672
Step 465: 184672 + 398 = 185070
Step 466: 185070 + 398 = 185468
Step 467: 185468 + 398 = 185866
Step 468: 185866 + 398 = 186264
Step 469: 186264 + 398 = 186662
Step 470: 186662 + 398 = 187060
Step 471: 187060 + 398 = 187458
Step 472: 187458 + 398 = 187856
Step 473: 187856 + 398 = 188254
Step 474: 188254 + 398 = 188652
Step 475: 188652 + 398 = 189050
Step 476: 189050 + 398 = 189448
Step 477: 189448 + 398 = 189846
Step 478: 189846 + 398 = 190244
Step 479: 190244 + 398 = 190642
Step 480: 190642 + 398 = 191040
Step 481: 191040 + 398 = 191438
Step 482: 191438 + 398 = 191836
Step 483: 191836 + 398 = 192234
Step 484: 192234 + 398 = 192632
Step 485: 192632 + 398 = 193030
Step 486: 193030 + 398 = 193428
Step 487: 193428 + 398 = 193826
Step 488: 193826 + 398 = 194224
Step 489: 194224 + 398 = 194622
Step 490: 194622 + 398 = 195020
Step 491: 195020 + 398 = 195418
Step 492: 195418 + 398 = 195816
Step 493: 195816 + 398 = 196214
Step 494: 196214 + 398 = 196612
Step 495: 196612 + 398 = 197010
Step 496: 197010 + 398 = 197408
Step 497: 197408 + 398 = 197806
Step 498: 197806 + 398 = 198204
Step 499: 198204 + 398 = 198602
Step 500: 198602 + 398 = 199000

So, 398*500 = 199000