There are a number of ways this can be expressed and the most common ways you'll see 2 to the 60th shown are: So you want to know what 2 to the 60th power is do you? In this article we'll explain exactly how to perform the mathematical operation called "the exponentiation of 2 to the power of 60". That might sound fancy, but we'll explain this with no jargon! Let's do it. What is an Exponentiation? Let's get our terms nailed down first and then we can see how to work out what 2 to the 60th power is. So basically, you'll either see the exponent using superscript (to make it smaller and slightly above the base number) or you'll use the caret symbol ( When we talk about exponentiation all we really mean is that we are multiplying a number which we call the base (in this case 2) by itself a certain number of times. The exponent is the number of times to multiply 2 by itself, which in this case is 60 times. 2 to the Power of 60