/* Exercise 5.37 Solution */
#include <stdio.h>

long 
power (long base, long exponent);

void
main ()
{
  long b, e;

  printf ("Enter a base and an exponent: ");
  scanf ("%ld%ld", &b, &e);
  printf ("%ld raised to the %ld is %ld\n", b, e, power (b, e));
}

long 
power (long base, long exponent)
{
  if (exponent == 1)
    return base;
  else
    return base * power (base, exponent - 1);
}