How are factors and exponents related?

Answer 1

An exponent is a number that indicates how many copies of the base are to be multiplied together. An exponent is a number like any other and its factors - if any - are foud in the same way as the factor of any other number.

Answer 2

Factors are numbers that multiply to create a product. Exponents are a shorthand way to write multiple factors.

3 x 3 x 3 = 27

33 = 27

Answer 3

The exponent tells how many times the factor is used.

Answer 4

When a factorization has repeated numbers, it is sometimes preferable to write them as exponents.

2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 216

23 x 33 = 216

Answer 5

The exponent tells how many times the base is used as a factor.