Java Data Type How to - Calculate the power on a BigInteger

Question

We would like to know how to calculate the power on a BigInteger.

Answer

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import java.math.BigInteger;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    BigInteger bi1 = new BigInteger("1234567890123456890");
    int exponent = 2;

    bi1 = bi1.pow(exponent);
  }
}