Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

 1.1     8 = 23

(8)⁵ = (2³)⁵ = 2¹⁵

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  8 • 215

Step  2  :

Multiplying exponents :

 2.1    2³  multiplied by  2¹⁵   = 2^{(3 + 15)} = 2¹⁸

Final result :

  218