What is 2 to the power of 12?

2 to the power of 12, written as 2¹², equals 4096.

To understand why, we can break it down: when we say a number is raised to a power, we mean that we are multiplying that number by itself a certain number of times. So, 2¹² means 2 multiplied by itself 12 times.

The calculation looks like this:

2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 4096

Another way to look at it is through binary, where 2¹² represents the total number of different combinations or values you can have with 12 bits, which is 4096. It’s a common calculation in computer science, especially in contexts involving memory and data representation.