What is POWER function in Excel?
The POWER function is one of the math functions of Excel.
It Returns the result of a number raised to a power.
We can find this function in Math & trig of insert function Tab.
How to use POWER function in excel
- Click on an empty cell (like F5 )
2. Click on the fx icon (or press shift+F3)
3. In the insert function tab you will see all functions
4. Select math and trig category
5. Select POWER function
6. Then select ok
7. In the function Arguments Tab you will see POWER Value
8. Number is the base number, any real number
9. Power is the exponent, to which the base number is raised
10. You will see results in the formula result section
Examples of POWER function in excel
Example 1:
How to use POWER function in excel
You can see examples of POWER function below:
power(A2,B2) ----->>>>answer is 2
power(A3,B3) ----->>>>answer is 4
power(A4,B4) ----->>>>answer is 8
power(A5,B5) ----->>>>answer is 16
power(A6,B6) ----->>>>answer is 32What is the purpose of POWER function?
It Returns the result of a number raised to a power.
What is the Return value of POWER function?
It returns a number.
How many arguments does POWER function have?
This function has just 2 Argument.
The argument of POWER function is number.
Number is the base number, any real number.
Power is the exponent, to which the base number is raised.
The argument of POWER function is required and not optional.
POWER(number) = number
Which version of excel supports POWER function?
This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)
