Power of a Power Calculator

Try our power of a power calculator to simplify the calculation of an exponent raised to another exponent.

Clear
Multiplying256aᵐ × aⁿ = a^8 — add the exponents
Dividing4a^2 — subtract the exponents
Power of a power32,768(aᵐ)ⁿ = a^15 — multiply them
First power alone32
Second power alone8
Negative exponent0.03125a⁻ᵐ is the reciprocal of aᵐ

The rules

a⁰1, for any non-zero a
a
a⁻ⁿ1 ÷ aⁿ
a^(1/n)the nth root of a

The rule

aᵐ × aⁿ = aᵐ⁺ⁿ, (aᵐ)ⁿ = aᵐⁿ, aᵐ ÷ aⁿ = aᵐ⁻ⁿ