Imports System
Public Class Program
Private Shared Function sumDigits(ByVal num As Integer) As Integer
Dim sum As Integer = 0
While num <> 0
sum += num Mod 10
num = num \ 10
End While
Return sum
End Function
Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Dim _base As Integer = 2
Dim exponent As Integer = 15
Dim power As Integer = CInt(Math.Pow(_base, exponent))
Console.Write(sumDigits(power))
End Sub
End Class
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