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MATH 11011 INTEGER EXPONENTS KSU Deflnition: † An exponent is a number that tells how many times a factor is repeated in a product. For example, in the problem 24, 2 is called the base and 4 is the exponent. 24 = 2| ¢2{z¢2¢2} 4 times = 16: Integer Exponent Rules: † Product Rule: For any integers m and n, am ¢an = am+n: When multiplying like bases, we add the exponents.
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