(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
gmp_pow — Raise number into power
gmp_pow(GMP|int|string $num, int $exponent): GMP
Raise num into power exponent.
numThe base number.
A GMP object, an int, or a string that can be interpreted as a number following the same logic as if the string was used in gmp_init() with automatic base detection (i.e. when base is equal to 0).
exponent The positive power to raise the num.
The new (raised) number, as a GMP number. The case of 0^0 yields 1.
Example #1 gmp_pow() example
<?php
$pow1 = gmp_pow("2", 31);
echo gmp_strval($pow1) . "\n";
$pow2 = gmp_pow("0", 0);
echo gmp_strval($pow2) . "\n";
$pow3 = gmp_pow("2", -1); // Negative exp, generates warning
echo gmp_strval($pow3) . "\n";
?> The above example will output:
2147483648 1
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