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by dmateer25 » Fri May 01, 2009 11:16 am
(2^2-1)(2^2+1)(2^4+1)(2^8+1
(2^4 – 1)(2^4+1)(2^8+1)
(2^8 – 1)(2^8+1)
2^16 – 1
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by maihuna » Fri May 01, 2009 11:56 am
start multiplying from left using (a+b)*(a-b) = (a^2-b^2)

you will get (2^16 -1) as answer
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