dfsnews <dfsnews@EMBAY.COM> wrote:

>Try shifting the number, this works only for powers fo 2.
>
>2^2 = 4
>2<<1 = 4
>
>2<<4 = 16

    Uhh... That only works for MULTIPLYING BY powers of 2, not for
    raising arbitrary numbers to some power.

    -Andy

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