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+/**************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Purpose: Give the exponent of a number.
+ * Author:  M. J. Leslie
+ * Date:    05-Apr-94
+ *
+ **************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int exponent(int);
+
+main(int argc,char *argv[])
+{
+    int   user_val;
+    char *progname;
+
+    progname=argv[0];
+					/* have we got one command line
+					   parameter?  			*/
+    if (argc != 2)
+    {
+        printf("%s syntax is:\n", progname);
+        printf("\t%s num - where num is the number you ", progname);
+        printf("require the exponent of.\n");
+        exit();
+    }
+					/* y. Put it in a suitable variable */
+    user_val = atoi(argv[1]);
+					/* get and O/P its exponent.	*/
+    printf(" The exponent of %d is %d \n", user_val, exponent(user_val));
+}
+
+/************************************************************************
+		Get the exponent of an integer number.
+*************************************************************************/
+
+int exponent(int input)
+{
+    int count, result=1;
+			/* 'result *= count' means 'result = result * count'
+			    to fortran programmers...			*/
+    for(count=1; count<=input; count++) result *= count;
+
+    return result;
+}