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pow() Function - Python - GeeksforGeeks

Last Updated : 14 Apr, 2025

pow() function in Python is a built-in tool that calculates one number raised to the power of another. It also has an optional third part that gives the remainder when dividing the result. Example:

Explanation: pow(3, 2) calculates 3² = 9, where the base is positive and the exponent is positive.

pow(x, y, mod)

Parameters: 

• x : Number whose power has to be calculated.
• y : Value raised to compute power.
• mod [optional]: if provided, performs modulus of mod on the result of x**y (i.e.: x**y % mod)

Returns: It returns the value x**y in float or int (depending upon input operands or 2nd argument).

The below table summarizes the different cases to apply the Python pow() function.

Example 1: In this example, we are using the third argument in the pow() function, which performs a modulus operation after calculating the power.

Explanation: print(pow(3, 4, 10)) calculates 3⁴ mod 10. First 3⁴=81, then finds the remainder when 81 is divided by 10, which is 1.

Example 2: In this example, we use the pow() function to demonstrate how it handles different combinations of positive and negative bases and exponents, resulting in varying outputs based on their signs.

# +x, +y
print(pow(4, 3))

# -x, +y
print(pow(-4, 3))

# +x, -y
print(pow(4, -3))

# -x, -y
print(pow(-4, -3))

64
-64
0.015625
-0.015625

Explanation:

• pow(4, 3) calculates 4³=64, where both the base and exponent are positive.
• pow(-4, 3) calculates (−4)³=-64, where the base is negative and the exponent is positive.
• pow(4, -3) computes 1/4³= 0.015625, where the base is positive and the exponent is negative.
• pow(-4, -3) calculates 1/(−4)³= -0.015625, where both the base and exponent are negative.

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