A power of two is a number of the form 2n where n is an integer, that is, the result of exponentiation with number two as the base and integer n as the exponent.
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Powers of two whose exponents are powers of two.
n | 2n | 22n (sequence A001146 in the OEIS) |
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1 | 2 | 4 |
2 | 4 | 16 |
3 | 8 | 256 |
4 | 16 | 65,536 |
What is 2 to the power of 1 mean?
To find 2 to the power of 1, we can write it in exponent form as 21 where 2 is base and 1 is power. Power should always be written on top of the base. It means 2 is multiplied 1 time. i.e., 2.
What does the 2 in the exponent mean?
The exponent of a number says how many times to use that number in a multiplication. ... (The exponent "2" says to use the 8 two times in a multiplication.) Another example: 53 = 5 × 5 × 5 = 125. (The exponent "3" says to use the 5 three times in a multiplication.)
What is 2 by the power of 6?
Answer: The value of 2 raised to 6th power i.e., 26 is 64.