Simplify 16^(1/4)

$16^{\frac{1}{4}}$

Simplify the expression.

Rewrite $16$ as $2^{4}$ .

${(2^{4})}^{\frac{1}{4}}$

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$2^{4 (\frac{1}{4})}$

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$2^{4 (\frac{1}{4})}$

Rewrite the expression.

$2^{1}$

Evaluate the exponent.

$2$