Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem expne0

Description: Positive integer exponentiation is nonzero iff its mantissa is nonzero. (Contributed by NM, 6-May-2005)

Ref Expression
Assertion expne0 A N A N 0 A 0

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 expeq0 A N A N = 0 A = 0
2 1 necon3bid A N A N 0 A 0