The "exponent" tells you how many times the same number, that is multiplied by itself, appears in the multiplication. In this case, just count how many times the number "1" appears.
1
As many times as it happens.
118 times
Exactly 1 and a 1/2 times
0.6666 repeating times.
1 time
1
1/7 th times
Ten times 10/1=10
5 times with a remainder of 1/2
1 goes into 81 81 times.