public function power($n, $p)
 {
     $obj = new Calculator();
     if ($n < 0 || $p < 0) {
         throw new Exception("n and p should be non-negative");
     } else {
         if ($p === 0) {
             return 1;
         }
     }
     $ans = $obj->power($n, intval($p / 2));
     $ans *= $ans;
     if ($p % 2 === 1) {
         $ans *= $n;
     }
     return $ans;
 }