How would you use an exponent for the number 16

In this given problem, we are going to find for an exponent that will represent the number 16.

First, what is an exponent? An exponent shows how many times we are going to multiply the base number.
Let’s have an example with the given number which is 16.
First we need to define a base number and an exponent.

Base number = 2
exponent = 4
=> 24 (this means that we need to multiply 2 four times)
=>  2 x 2 x 2 x 2
=> 16

Thus, the exponent number of 16 is 24

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