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/*
* C program to compute the value of X ^ N given X and N as inputs
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
long int power(int x, int n);
void main()
{
long int x, n, xpown;
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", xpown);
}
/* 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)
/* if n is even */
return (pow(power(x, n/2), 2));
else
/* if n is odd */
return (x * power(x, n - 1));
}