What is 42 with an exponent of 5?

42 with an exponent of 5 means that 42 is the base (b) and 5 is the exponent (n).

Here is how you would display the number 42 with an exponent of 5 in mathematical terms:

bⁿ ⇒ 42⁵

Furthermore, bⁿ means to multiply b by b, n times.

So to calculate 42 with an exponent of 5, you can write 42, 5 times with a multiplication symbol between them like so:

42 · 42 · 42 · 42 · 42

When we multiply them together, we get the answer to 42 with an exponent of 5.

42⁵ = 130,691,232

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