Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 281 and we're going to multiply it by 140, which means adding 281 to itself 140 times.
Step 1: 0 + 281 = 281
Step 2: 281 + 281 = 562
Step 3: 562 + 281 = 843
Step 4: 843 + 281 = 1124
Step 5: 1124 + 281 = 1405
Step 6: 1405 + 281 = 1686
Step 7: 1686 + 281 = 1967
Step 8: 1967 + 281 = 2248
Step 9: 2248 + 281 = 2529
Step 10: 2529 + 281 = 2810
Step 11: 2810 + 281 = 3091
Step 12: 3091 + 281 = 3372
Step 13: 3372 + 281 = 3653
Step 14: 3653 + 281 = 3934
Step 15: 3934 + 281 = 4215
Step 16: 4215 + 281 = 4496
Step 17: 4496 + 281 = 4777
Step 18: 4777 + 281 = 5058
Step 19: 5058 + 281 = 5339
Step 20: 5339 + 281 = 5620
Step 21: 5620 + 281 = 5901
Step 22: 5901 + 281 = 6182
Step 23: 6182 + 281 = 6463
Step 24: 6463 + 281 = 6744
Step 25: 6744 + 281 = 7025
Step 26: 7025 + 281 = 7306
Step 27: 7306 + 281 = 7587
Step 28: 7587 + 281 = 7868
Step 29: 7868 + 281 = 8149
Step 30: 8149 + 281 = 8430
Step 31: 8430 + 281 = 8711
Step 32: 8711 + 281 = 8992
Step 33: 8992 + 281 = 9273
Step 34: 9273 + 281 = 9554
Step 35: 9554 + 281 = 9835
Step 36: 9835 + 281 = 10116
Step 37: 10116 + 281 = 10397
Step 38: 10397 + 281 = 10678
Step 39: 10678 + 281 = 10959
Step 40: 10959 + 281 = 11240
Step 41: 11240 + 281 = 11521
Step 42: 11521 + 281 = 11802
Step 43: 11802 + 281 = 12083
Step 44: 12083 + 281 = 12364
Step 45: 12364 + 281 = 12645
Step 46: 12645 + 281 = 12926
Step 47: 12926 + 281 = 13207
Step 48: 13207 + 281 = 13488
Step 49: 13488 + 281 = 13769
Step 50: 13769 + 281 = 14050
Step 51: 14050 + 281 = 14331
Step 52: 14331 + 281 = 14612
Step 53: 14612 + 281 = 14893
Step 54: 14893 + 281 = 15174
Step 55: 15174 + 281 = 15455
Step 56: 15455 + 281 = 15736
Step 57: 15736 + 281 = 16017
Step 58: 16017 + 281 = 16298
Step 59: 16298 + 281 = 16579
Step 60: 16579 + 281 = 16860
Step 61: 16860 + 281 = 17141
Step 62: 17141 + 281 = 17422
Step 63: 17422 + 281 = 17703
Step 64: 17703 + 281 = 17984
Step 65: 17984 + 281 = 18265
Step 66: 18265 + 281 = 18546
Step 67: 18546 + 281 = 18827
Step 68: 18827 + 281 = 19108
Step 69: 19108 + 281 = 19389
Step 70: 19389 + 281 = 19670
Step 71: 19670 + 281 = 19951
Step 72: 19951 + 281 = 20232
Step 73: 20232 + 281 = 20513
Step 74: 20513 + 281 = 20794
Step 75: 20794 + 281 = 21075
Step 76: 21075 + 281 = 21356
Step 77: 21356 + 281 = 21637
Step 78: 21637 + 281 = 21918
Step 79: 21918 + 281 = 22199
Step 80: 22199 + 281 = 22480
Step 81: 22480 + 281 = 22761
Step 82: 22761 + 281 = 23042
Step 83: 23042 + 281 = 23323
Step 84: 23323 + 281 = 23604
Step 85: 23604 + 281 = 23885
Step 86: 23885 + 281 = 24166
Step 87: 24166 + 281 = 24447
Step 88: 24447 + 281 = 24728
Step 89: 24728 + 281 = 25009
Step 90: 25009 + 281 = 25290
Step 91: 25290 + 281 = 25571
Step 92: 25571 + 281 = 25852
Step 93: 25852 + 281 = 26133
Step 94: 26133 + 281 = 26414
Step 95: 26414 + 281 = 26695
Step 96: 26695 + 281 = 26976
Step 97: 26976 + 281 = 27257
Step 98: 27257 + 281 = 27538
Step 99: 27538 + 281 = 27819
Step 100: 27819 + 281 = 28100
Step 101: 28100 + 281 = 28381
Step 102: 28381 + 281 = 28662
Step 103: 28662 + 281 = 28943
Step 104: 28943 + 281 = 29224
Step 105: 29224 + 281 = 29505
Step 106: 29505 + 281 = 29786
Step 107: 29786 + 281 = 30067
Step 108: 30067 + 281 = 30348
Step 109: 30348 + 281 = 30629
Step 110: 30629 + 281 = 30910
Step 111: 30910 + 281 = 31191
Step 112: 31191 + 281 = 31472
Step 113: 31472 + 281 = 31753
Step 114: 31753 + 281 = 32034
Step 115: 32034 + 281 = 32315
Step 116: 32315 + 281 = 32596
Step 117: 32596 + 281 = 32877
Step 118: 32877 + 281 = 33158
Step 119: 33158 + 281 = 33439
Step 120: 33439 + 281 = 33720
Step 121: 33720 + 281 = 34001
Step 122: 34001 + 281 = 34282
Step 123: 34282 + 281 = 34563
Step 124: 34563 + 281 = 34844
Step 125: 34844 + 281 = 35125
Step 126: 35125 + 281 = 35406
Step 127: 35406 + 281 = 35687
Step 128: 35687 + 281 = 35968
Step 129: 35968 + 281 = 36249
Step 130: 36249 + 281 = 36530
Step 131: 36530 + 281 = 36811
Step 132: 36811 + 281 = 37092
Step 133: 37092 + 281 = 37373
Step 134: 37373 + 281 = 37654
Step 135: 37654 + 281 = 37935
Step 136: 37935 + 281 = 38216
Step 137: 38216 + 281 = 38497
Step 138: 38497 + 281 = 38778
Step 139: 38778 + 281 = 39059
Step 140: 39059 + 281 = 39340

So, 281*140 = 39340