4 is the base, 2 is the exponent.
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You multiply the base number by itself as many times as the exponent tells you. Example 4^4 =4•4•4•4= 256
5^4
The expression 4x4x4x4x4 can be written in index notation as 4^5, where the base is 4 and the exponent is 5. When you raise a number to an exponent, it means multiplying the base by itself the number of times indicated by the exponent. Therefore, 4^5 is equal to 1024.
The base of an exponent is the main number. For example in 56 the number 5 is the base and 6 is the exponent.
In the expression 45 the 4 is the base and the 5 is the exponent.