What is a number to the power of 1?

We will use the rule of exponents which states that the exponent of a number signifies how many times we can do multiplication of a given number.

Answer: The number to the power of 1 is the number itself.

Explanation:

Given, number to the power of 1. 

Basically, the rules for exponentiation states that if 'n' is a positive integer and p is any real number, then pⁿ can be represented as:

pⁿ = p × p × … × p (n times)

Now, if we put n equal to 1 then,

p¹ = p

For example, 2¹ = 2, (1/4)¹ = 1/4

Hence, a number to the power of 1 can be written as the number itself.