`text{Đặt A=}` `1+2^4+2^8+2^12+...+2^40`
`⇒2^4A=2^4(1+2^4+2^8+2^12+...+2^40)`
`⇒16A=2^4+2^8+2^12+2^16+...+2^44`
`⇒16A-A=(2^4+2^8+2^12+2^16+...+2^44)-(1+2^4+2^8+2^12+...+2^40)`
`⇒15A=2^4+2^8+2^12+2^16+...+2^44-1-2^4-2^8-2^12-...-2^40`
`⇒15A=2^44-1`
`⇒A=(2^44-1)/15.`