Question

How to write 50,000 using exponents

Answer 1

I know two forms to write 50000 in a equivalent expression:

1) Decomposing the number in its prime factors, like this:
50000 = 2⁴ × 5⁵

2) Using the scientific notation. I mean expressing the number by its tens multiples: 50000 = 5 × 10⁴

The exponent four express the number of zeros that have the expression (the number 50000, have 4 zeros)