Formula to count layers of damascus steel

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  • I have an n layer (forge-welded) steel billet.
  • I fold it i times.
  • The total layer count doubles with each fold.

How can i express this with a simple formula?

Is it simply: n*(2^i) ?


For example

13 layers folded 5 times: 13*(2^5)=416