We are given (256 x 64)^1/4
This can be express as follows
[tex](256x64)^{\frac{1}{4}}[/tex]256 can be express as 2^8
256 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
64 can be express as 2^6
64 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
The new expression becomes
[tex]\begin{gathered} (2^8\cdot2^6)^{\frac{1}{4}} \\ (2^{8\text{ x }\frac{1}{4}}\cdot2^{6\text{ x }\frac{1}{4}}) \\ (2^2\cdot2^{\frac{3}{2}}) \end{gathered}[/tex]