POWER function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

POWER

Returns a number raised to a given power.

 

Syntax

 

POWER(number; power)

number: The number you want to raise to a given power. Eg., 2

power: The exponent that you want to raise the number to. Eg., 3

Remarks

  • The operator "^" can be used instead of the POWER function to raise a number to a certain power. Eg., =2^3

 

Examples  

   

Formula

Result

=POWER(2;3)

8

=POWER(10;2)

100

=POWER(2.3;0)

1


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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