#include <stdio.h>

	long my_pow(int, int);

/* Entry point to program */
int main() 
{
	int rem = 2, n = 16;
	long result;
	
	result = my_pow(rem, n);
	printf("result = %ld", result);	

	return 0;
}

/* Function computes the power of a number */
long my_pow(int base, int exponent)
{
	long pow = 1;
	for (exponent; exponent > 0; exponent--)
	{
		pow = pow * base;
	}

	return pow;
}