negative 4 with negative 3 as an exponent
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the exponent is a negative
A scientific calculator should have several related keys: a power key, often labeled something like xy or yx, to calculate powers; two antilogarithm keys (10x and ex), which often require you to press some sort of "shift" key first; and a key to type numbers in scientific notation - sometimes labeled something like "EXP". To use the latter key, type the mantissa, press the key, then type the exponent.
The answer depends on your calculator but many have shortcut keys for "x10x" or something similar.
A number to a negative exponent is the inverse of the number to the positive exponent. That is, x-a = 1/xa