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Powers and repeated multiplication

A power is repeated multiplication: 2⁴ = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16.

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How to do it

  1. The big number is the base, the small number says how many times.
  2. Powers of 10 are a 1 followed by that many zeros.

Worked example

Write 10 × 10 × 10 as a power.
10 is multiplied 3 times, so the base is 10 and the index is 3: 10³.
Answer: 10^3

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2³ is 8, not 6.

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