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A number does not have an exponent in isolation. It has an exponent in the context of a base. The same number can have different combinations of base and exponent. For example, 64 = 8^2 or 4^3 or 2^6. A base cannot be zero but usually it is restricted to positive real numbers. In higher mathematics, the most common base is the irrational (even transcendental) number e = 2.71828...
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What is the exponent in 18 to the 4th power?
In the expression 18 to the 4th power, the exponent is 4. An exponent indicates the number of times the base number (in this case, 18) is multiplied by itself. So, 18 to the 4th power means 18 multiplied by itself 4 times, which is equal to 104,976.
What is the exponent and base for 262144?
The two are related. The answer could be base 2, exponent 18 or base 8, exponent 6 or base 10, exponent 5.4185 or base 262144, exponent 1 or base 68,719,476,736 and exponent 0.5
Can an equation be linear if there is an exponent?
yes it can if the exponent is 1.
Can you have more than one exponent on top of a number?
Yes, you can, but it starts getting complicated. You can, for example have a number raised to an exponent that is itself a number raised to an exponent, or you can have a number raised to an exponent and the result raised to another exponent.
What exponent are all numbers are understood to have?
1, if the exponent is not shown.
