What is the pattern in the following number pairs: 2-8, 3-27, 4-28, 5-125? What is the result of 2^3 in this pattern?

What is the pattern in the following number pairs: 2-8, 3-27, 4-28, 5-125? What is the result of 2^3 in this pattern?

Explanation

The pattern in the number pairs seems to involve an operation related to the base number and its result.

The pairs represent:


Thus, for the base number 2, the result is  2^=8,