write 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 in the form p 2p , where p e n
I lost the question towards the end ...
Perhaps you mean: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 2 ^ 7
(I got the 7 by counting the number of 2's in the problem.)