Numbers to ponder

Here are some numbers I have been looking at. They are very large. If you can figure out what they're supposed to mean, then kudos to you. I'll put up the full story, minus context, after finals are over. So in like a month. In the meantime, here are the numbers.
8^8 = 16777216
8^16 = 2.8147498*10^14
8! = 4032
8!^3 = 6.5548321*10^13
24*21*18*15*12*9*6*3 = 264539520 = 8!*3^8
24*21*18*15*12*9*6*3)^2 = 6.9981158*10^16
on another note
8^8*12^12 = 1.4958734*10^20
8^8*24^24*24^24 = 7.1922132*10^67
and, in conclusion,
(8!*3^8)(12!*2^12) = 5.1902404*10^20
(8!*3^8)(24!*2^24)(24!) = 1.7085268*10^63

News from the Council

The council voted 4-2 in favor of volunteering during 8th period next year. This surprised me. Now I have to do it, regardless of my personal preference. Accursed democracy.