Exponent calculator

Solve xⁿ = y for any missing piece: a power, a root, or the exponent itself.

Zo wordt het berekend

What does a negative exponent mean?

A negative exponent means “one over”: x⁻ⁿ = 1 ÷ xⁿ. So 2⁻³ = 1/8 = 0.125.

What does a fractional exponent mean?

A fractional exponent is a root: x^1/n is the nth root of x, and x^m/n is the nth root of x to the power m. So 8^2/3 = 4.