2 to the 8th power, written as 28, equals 256. This is calculated by multiplying the number 2 by itself a total of 8 times.
To break it down, you can visualize it as:
2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
Calculating this step-by-step:
- 2 × 2 = 4
- 4 × 2 = 8
- 8 × 2 = 16
- 16 × 2 = 32
- 32 × 2 = 64
- 64 × 2 = 128
- 128 × 2 = 256
Therefore, the answer is 256.