Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 275 and we're going to multiply it by 131, essentially adding 275 to itself 131 times.
Step 1: 0 + 275 = 275
Step 2: 275 + 275 = 550
Step 3: 550 + 275 = 825
Step 4: 825 + 275 = 1100
Step 5: 1100 + 275 = 1375
Step 6: 1375 + 275 = 1650
Step 7: 1650 + 275 = 1925
Step 8: 1925 + 275 = 2200
Step 9: 2200 + 275 = 2475
Step 10: 2475 + 275 = 2750
Step 11: 2750 + 275 = 3025
Step 12: 3025 + 275 = 3300
Step 13: 3300 + 275 = 3575
Step 14: 3575 + 275 = 3850
Step 15: 3850 + 275 = 4125
Step 16: 4125 + 275 = 4400
Step 17: 4400 + 275 = 4675
Step 18: 4675 + 275 = 4950
Step 19: 4950 + 275 = 5225
Step 20: 5225 + 275 = 5500
Step 21: 5500 + 275 = 5775
Step 22: 5775 + 275 = 6050
Step 23: 6050 + 275 = 6325
Step 24: 6325 + 275 = 6600
Step 25: 6600 + 275 = 6875
Step 26: 6875 + 275 = 7150
Step 27: 7150 + 275 = 7425
Step 28: 7425 + 275 = 7700
Step 29: 7700 + 275 = 7975
Step 30: 7975 + 275 = 8250
Step 31: 8250 + 275 = 8525
Step 32: 8525 + 275 = 8800
Step 33: 8800 + 275 = 9075
Step 34: 9075 + 275 = 9350
Step 35: 9350 + 275 = 9625
Step 36: 9625 + 275 = 9900
Step 37: 9900 + 275 = 10175
Step 38: 10175 + 275 = 10450
Step 39: 10450 + 275 = 10725
Step 40: 10725 + 275 = 11000
Step 41: 11000 + 275 = 11275
Step 42: 11275 + 275 = 11550
Step 43: 11550 + 275 = 11825
Step 44: 11825 + 275 = 12100
Step 45: 12100 + 275 = 12375
Step 46: 12375 + 275 = 12650
Step 47: 12650 + 275 = 12925
Step 48: 12925 + 275 = 13200
Step 49: 13200 + 275 = 13475
Step 50: 13475 + 275 = 13750
Step 51: 13750 + 275 = 14025
Step 52: 14025 + 275 = 14300
Step 53: 14300 + 275 = 14575
Step 54: 14575 + 275 = 14850
Step 55: 14850 + 275 = 15125
Step 56: 15125 + 275 = 15400
Step 57: 15400 + 275 = 15675
Step 58: 15675 + 275 = 15950
Step 59: 15950 + 275 = 16225
Step 60: 16225 + 275 = 16500
Step 61: 16500 + 275 = 16775
Step 62: 16775 + 275 = 17050
Step 63: 17050 + 275 = 17325
Step 64: 17325 + 275 = 17600
Step 65: 17600 + 275 = 17875
Step 66: 17875 + 275 = 18150
Step 67: 18150 + 275 = 18425
Step 68: 18425 + 275 = 18700
Step 69: 18700 + 275 = 18975
Step 70: 18975 + 275 = 19250
Step 71: 19250 + 275 = 19525
Step 72: 19525 + 275 = 19800
Step 73: 19800 + 275 = 20075
Step 74: 20075 + 275 = 20350
Step 75: 20350 + 275 = 20625
Step 76: 20625 + 275 = 20900
Step 77: 20900 + 275 = 21175
Step 78: 21175 + 275 = 21450
Step 79: 21450 + 275 = 21725
Step 80: 21725 + 275 = 22000
Step 81: 22000 + 275 = 22275
Step 82: 22275 + 275 = 22550
Step 83: 22550 + 275 = 22825
Step 84: 22825 + 275 = 23100
Step 85: 23100 + 275 = 23375
Step 86: 23375 + 275 = 23650
Step 87: 23650 + 275 = 23925
Step 88: 23925 + 275 = 24200
Step 89: 24200 + 275 = 24475
Step 90: 24475 + 275 = 24750
Step 91: 24750 + 275 = 25025
Step 92: 25025 + 275 = 25300
Step 93: 25300 + 275 = 25575
Step 94: 25575 + 275 = 25850
Step 95: 25850 + 275 = 26125
Step 96: 26125 + 275 = 26400
Step 97: 26400 + 275 = 26675
Step 98: 26675 + 275 = 26950
Step 99: 26950 + 275 = 27225
Step 100: 27225 + 275 = 27500
Step 101: 27500 + 275 = 27775
Step 102: 27775 + 275 = 28050
Step 103: 28050 + 275 = 28325
Step 104: 28325 + 275 = 28600
Step 105: 28600 + 275 = 28875
Step 106: 28875 + 275 = 29150
Step 107: 29150 + 275 = 29425
Step 108: 29425 + 275 = 29700
Step 109: 29700 + 275 = 29975
Step 110: 29975 + 275 = 30250
Step 111: 30250 + 275 = 30525
Step 112: 30525 + 275 = 30800
Step 113: 30800 + 275 = 31075
Step 114: 31075 + 275 = 31350
Step 115: 31350 + 275 = 31625
Step 116: 31625 + 275 = 31900
Step 117: 31900 + 275 = 32175
Step 118: 32175 + 275 = 32450
Step 119: 32450 + 275 = 32725
Step 120: 32725 + 275 = 33000
Step 121: 33000 + 275 = 33275
Step 122: 33275 + 275 = 33550
Step 123: 33550 + 275 = 33825
Step 124: 33825 + 275 = 34100
Step 125: 34100 + 275 = 34375
Step 126: 34375 + 275 = 34650
Step 127: 34650 + 275 = 34925
Step 128: 34925 + 275 = 35200
Step 129: 35200 + 275 = 35475
Step 130: 35475 + 275 = 35750
Step 131: 35750 + 275 = 36025

So, 275*131 = 36025