University-Technical_Programming/8_Power_Calculator/8_Power_Calculator.c

#include "8_Power_Calculator.h"

void main() {
    unsigned long base, power;

    // input
    printf("Please type in the base: ");
    scanf("%i", &base);
    printf("\nPlease type in the power: ");
    scanf("%i", &power);

    // calculate
    base = Calculate(base, power);

    // output
    printf("\nThe number is: %i.", base);

    return 0;
}

unsigned long Calculate(unsigned long base, unsigned long power) {
    unsigned long baseOriginal = base;
    if (power == 0) return 1;                   // power zero
    if (power > 0) {                            // power positive
        for (unsigned int i = 1; i < power; i++) {
            base *= baseOriginal;
        }
    }
    return base;
}