POWER

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

See Also

Returns the result of a number raised to a power.

Syntax

POWER(number,power)

Number    is the base number. It can be any real number.

Power    is the exponent to which the base number is raised.

Remark

The "^" operator can be used instead of POWER to indicate to what power the base number is to be raised, such as in 5^2.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

    Selecting an example from Help

  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Formula Description (Result)
=POWER(5,2) 5 squared (25)
=POWER(98.6,3.2) 98.6 raised to the power of 3.2 (2401077)
=POWER(4,5/4) 4 raised to the power of 5/4 (5.656854)