OK, let's crack this. We're given 731 and our task is to multiply it by 52. Essentially, we'll be adding 731 to itself 52 times.
Step 1: 0 + 731 = 731
Step 2: 731 + 731 = 1462
Step 3: 1462 + 731 = 2193
Step 4: 2193 + 731 = 2924
Step 5: 2924 + 731 = 3655
Step 6: 3655 + 731 = 4386
Step 7: 4386 + 731 = 5117
Step 8: 5117 + 731 = 5848
Step 9: 5848 + 731 = 6579
Step 10: 6579 + 731 = 7310
Step 11: 7310 + 731 = 8041
Step 12: 8041 + 731 = 8772
Step 13: 8772 + 731 = 9503
Step 14: 9503 + 731 = 10234
Step 15: 10234 + 731 = 10965
Step 16: 10965 + 731 = 11696
Step 17: 11696 + 731 = 12427
Step 18: 12427 + 731 = 13158
Step 19: 13158 + 731 = 13889
Step 20: 13889 + 731 = 14620
Step 21: 14620 + 731 = 15351
Step 22: 15351 + 731 = 16082
Step 23: 16082 + 731 = 16813
Step 24: 16813 + 731 = 17544
Step 25: 17544 + 731 = 18275
Step 26: 18275 + 731 = 19006
Step 27: 19006 + 731 = 19737
Step 28: 19737 + 731 = 20468
Step 29: 20468 + 731 = 21199
Step 30: 21199 + 731 = 21930
Step 31: 21930 + 731 = 22661
Step 32: 22661 + 731 = 23392
Step 33: 23392 + 731 = 24123
Step 34: 24123 + 731 = 24854
Step 35: 24854 + 731 = 25585
Step 36: 25585 + 731 = 26316
Step 37: 26316 + 731 = 27047
Step 38: 27047 + 731 = 27778
Step 39: 27778 + 731 = 28509
Step 40: 28509 + 731 = 29240
Step 41: 29240 + 731 = 29971
Step 42: 29971 + 731 = 30702
Step 43: 30702 + 731 = 31433
Step 44: 31433 + 731 = 32164
Step 45: 32164 + 731 = 32895
Step 46: 32895 + 731 = 33626
Step 47: 33626 + 731 = 34357
Step 48: 34357 + 731 = 35088
Step 49: 35088 + 731 = 35819
Step 50: 35819 + 731 = 36550
Step 51: 36550 + 731 = 37281
Step 52: 37281 + 731 = 38012

So, 731*52 = 38012