# POWER

## Content

This function raises the specified number to the specified power.

## Syntax

`POWER(number, power)`

## Arguments

This function has these arguments:

| Argument | Description |
| -------- | ----------- |
| *number* | <span data-teams="true">[</span>Required<span data-teams="true">] </span>Number to raise to the power given in *power* |
| *power* | <span data-teams="true">[</span>Required<span data-teams="true">] </span>Power to which to raise the number given in *number* |

Specify the number to raise using the first argument and specify the power to raise it using the second argument.

## Remarks

You can use the exponent operator (^) instead of this function to raise a number to power; for example, 16^3.

## Examples

`POWER(A3,B4)`
`POWER(R1C2,3)`
`POWER(16,3)` gives the result 4096