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Exponent Calculator

Calculate the power of a number ($base^{exponent}$).

Visual Expansion
2 × 2 × 2
Calculated Power
8

Understanding Exponents

Positive Exponents

When the exponent is a positive integer, it means multiplying the base by itself that many times.

24 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16

Example: "3 to the power of 2" is $3 \times 3 = 9$.

Negative Exponents

A negative exponent tells you to divide 1 by the base raised to the positive version of the exponent.

2-2 = 1 / (2 × 2) = 0.25

The result is a fraction (or decimal) less than 1.

Zero Rule

Any number (except 0) raised to the power of 0 is always 1.

50 = 1

Zero Base

Zero raised to any positive exponent is always 0.

05 = 0

Note: 00 is mathematically undefined/indeterminate.