/* C program to compute the value of X ^ N given X and N as inputs */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

void main()
{
long int x,n,xpown;
long int power(int x, int n);

printf(“Enter the values of X and N\n”);
scanf(“%ld %ld”,&x,&n);

xpown = power (x,n);

printf(“X to the power N = %ld\n”);
}

/*Recursive function to computer the X to power N*/

long int power(int x, int n)
{
if (n==1)
return(x);
else if ( n%2 == 0)
return (pow(power(x,n/2),2));  /*if n is even*/
else
return (x*power(x, n-1));     /* if n is odd*/
}
/*————————————-
Output
Enter the values of X and N
2 5
X to the power N = 32

RUN2
Enter the values offX and N
4 4
X to the power N ==256

RUN3
Enter the values of X and N
5 2
X to the power N = 25

RUN4
Enter the values of X and N
10 5
X to the power N = 100000
—————————————–*/

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