(* for good measure, we will define exponentiation for nat and prove that lognat is correct *)
Fixpoint expnat(a e : nat) : nat :=
  match e with
    | 0 => 1
    | (S e') => a * (expnat a e')
  end.

Lemma mult_ne : forall a b, a <> 0 -> b <> 0 -> a * b <> 0.