An exponent is the count of times a number, called a base, is used as a factor.
43^5
Practice makes perfect
We want to write the given product as a power.
43*43*43*43*43To do so, we should identify the base and the exponent. An exponent is the count of times a number, called a base, is used as a factor.
Let's look for both of them in the given product.
43* 43* 43* 43* 43_(5 times)
We can see that the number 43 is used five times as a factor. Therefore, we have 43 in the base and 5 in the exponent. With that in mind, let's write our product as a power!
43* 43* 43* 43* 43 = 43^5