{"id":4121,"date":"2021-09-07T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/?p=4121"},"modified":"2021-11-23T19:43:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:13:54","slug":"c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number\/","title":{"rendered":"C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post, we will learn <strong>how to calculate the power of a number using the C<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program will take the value of the base and exponent from the user, then calculate the power using a logic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number-codingbroz.png\" alt=\"C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number\" class=\"wp-image-4123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number-codingbroz.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number-codingbroz-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Example: Suppose Base is 8.<br>Exponent is 3<br>Then, the power will be 8*3 = 8 * 8 * 8 = 512.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, without further ado, let\u2019s begin the tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662e809dc3d56\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><label class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/label>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number\/#C_Program_To_Calculate_the_Power_of_a_Number\" title=\"C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number\">C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number\/#How_Does_This_Program_Work\" title=\"How Does This Program Work ?\">How Does This Program Work ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number\/#C_Program_To_Calculate_the_Power_of_a_Number_Using_pow_function\" title=\"C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number Using pow() function\">C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number Using pow() function<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-the-power-of-a-number\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"C_Program_To_Calculate_the_Power_of_a_Number\"><\/span><strong>C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">\/\/ C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number\n#include &lt;stdio.h>\nint main(){\n    int base, exponent;\n    long double result = 1.0;\n    \n    \/\/ Asking for Input\n    printf(\"Enter a base Number: \");\n    scanf(\"%d\", &amp;base);\n    \n    printf(\"Enter an exponent value: \");\n    scanf(\"%d\", &amp;exponent);\n    \n    \/\/ logic\n    while (exponent != 0){\n        result *= base;\n        --exponent;\n    }\n    printf(\"The Result is %.2Lf\", result);\n    return 0;\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Enter a base Number: 8\r\nEnter an exponent value: 3\r\nThe Result is 512.00\r<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_This_Program_Work\"><\/span><strong>How Does This Program Work ?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code> <strong>   int base, exponent;\r\n    long double result = 1.0;<\/strong>\r<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In this program, we have declared two int data types variables and one long double data type variable names as <strong>base<\/strong>, <strong>exponent<\/strong> and <strong>result<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>    <strong>\/\/ Asking for Input\r\n    printf(\"Enter a base Number: \");\r\n    scanf(\"%d\", &amp;base);\r\n    \r\n    printf(\"Enter an exponent value: \");\r\n    scanf(\"%d\", &amp;exponent);<\/strong>\r<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, the user is asked to enter the values of base and exponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>    \/\/ logic\r\n    while (exponent != 0){\r\n        result *= base;\r\n        --exponent;\r\n    }<\/strong>\r<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>while loop is used to calculate the power of the number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>    printf(\"The Result is %.2Lf\", result);<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the power which is calculated above is displayed as output with the help of <strong>printf()<\/strong> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have used <strong>%.2Lf <\/strong>because we want to show the value only till <strong>2<\/strong> decimal places. <strong>%Lf <\/strong>is the format specifier of long double data type variables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the used terms are as follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#include &lt;stdio.h><\/strong> &#8211; In the first line we have used #include, it is a preprocessor command that tells the compiler to include the contents of the stdio.h(standard input and output) file in the program.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>stdio.h <\/strong>is a file which contains input and output functions like<strong> scanf()<\/strong> and<strong> printf()<\/strong> to take input and display output respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>math.h<\/strong> is a header file in the standard library of the c programming language designed for basic mathematical operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Int main()<\/strong> &#8211; Here main() is the function name and int is the return type of this function. The Execution of any Programming written in C language begins with main() function.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>scanf()<\/strong> &#8211; scanf() function is used to take input from the user.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>printf()<\/strong> &#8211; printf() function is used to display and print the string under the quotation to the screen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>while Loop<\/strong> &#8211; In the while loop, the statements inside the body of the while loop keeps executing until it is evaluated to False.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\/\/ <\/strong>&#8211; Used for Commenting in C.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"C_Program_To_Calculate_the_Power_of_a_Number_Using_pow_function\"><\/span><strong>C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number Using pow() function<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">\/\/ C Program To Calculate the Power of a Number\n#include &lt;stdio.h>\n#include &lt;math.h>\nint main(){\n    double base, exponent, result;\n    \n    \/\/ Asking for Input\n    printf(\"Enter a base number: \");\n    scanf(\"%lf\", &amp;base);\n    \n    printf(\"Enter an exponent value: \");\n    scanf(\"%lf\", &amp;exponent);\n    \n    \/\/ Calculates the Power\n    result = pow(base, exponent);\n    printf(\"The Result of %.1lf^%.1lf is %.2lf\", base, exponent, result);\n    \n    return 0;\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>Enter a base number: 5\r\nEnter an exponent value: 3\r\nThe Result of 5.0^3.0 is 125.00<\/strong>\r<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pow()<\/strong> function is used to calculate the power raised to the base value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope after going through this post, you understand how to calculate the power of a number using C Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any doubt regarding the topic, feel free to contact us in the Comment Section. 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