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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32 = 25
6x6x5x6x3x2x3 in exponent form is 2 x 32 x 5 x 63
3-2 = 1/32 = 1/9
23 x 32 x 5 = 360
531 = 3 * 3 * 59 = 32 * 59