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Exponents and powers

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Learn it An exponent tells how many times the base is used as a factor: $2^5 = 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 = 32$. It is NOT $2 \times 5$.

Example: Which is greater, $2^6$ or $6^2$?

  1. $2^6 = 64$.
  2. $6^2 = 36$.
  3. So $2^6 > 6^2$.

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