Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

 1.1     4 = 22

(4)² = (2²)² = 2⁴

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  (8 • (82)) -  24

Step  2  :

 2.1     8 = 23

(8)² = (2³)² = 2⁶

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  (8 • 26) -  24

Step  3  :

Multiplying exponents :

 3.1    2³  multiplied by  2⁶   = 2^{(3 + 6)} = 2⁹

Equation at the end of step  3  :

  29 -  24

Step  4  :

Final result :

  496