Question

How to write a recursive function that calculates power in JavaScript

Answer 1

function Power(x, y) {
    if (y == 0) {
        return 1;
    }
         
    return x * Power(x, y - 1);
}

console.log(Power(2, 3)); // 8
console.log(Power(2, 4)); // 16
console.log(Power(3, 2)); // 9
console.log(Power(3, 3)); // 27
console.log(Power(5, 4)); // 625

 
  
/*
run:  
  
8
16
9
27
625
  
*/

 

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