Solution.java

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int i = 27;
        int exp = 3;
        int j = 2500;

        // initialize a counter variable that will be multiplied with i exp times
        int iTo3 = 1;

        // run the multiplication code exp times
        for (int index = 1; index <= exp; index = index + 1) {
            // for each iteration, set iTo3 to itself multiplied by i
            // (because, for example, i^3 = 1 * i * i * i)
            iTo3 = iTo3 * i;
        }

        // check if the condition is true and print accordingly
        if (iTo3 <= j) {
            System.out.println(i + " to the power of " + exp + " = " + iTo3 + " is less than or equal to " + j);
        } else {
            System.out.println(i + " to the power of " + exp + " = " + iTo3 + " is NOT less than or equal to " + j);

        }
    }
}