Final answer:
Without multiplying, the sign of the product is negative as the single given number is negative. If another number is considered, the product's sign depends on the second number's sign, following the multiplication rules.
Step-by-step explanation:
Without multiplying, we can determine the sign of the product -468,256 by looking at the sign of each number being multiplied. Since there is only one number and it carries a negative sign, the 'product' of this single number is negative, following the rule that a number with a negative sign is less than zero. However, the question seems to be missing an additional number to actually form a product. Assuming it's a typographical error and there should be two numbers if both numbers were negative, the product would be positive, and if they had opposite signs, the product would be negative.