POWER

Name

Raises number to a power

Description

Raises the specified number (X) to the given power (Y): .

Syntax

POWER(value1, value2)

Remarks

Specify the number to raise using the value1 argument. Specify the power to raise it to using the value2 argument.

You can use the ^ operator instead of the POWER function to raise a number to a power, for example, 16^3.

See also EXP.

Data Type

Accepts numeric data for both arguments. Returns numeric data. For more information, see Data Type for Each Cell Type.

Example

POWER(R1C2,3)
POWER(A3,B4)
POWER(16,3)=4096