In a power, what is a number used as a factor

The power (exponet) tell you how many times you need to multiply the same number its attatched to. example 5 squared is 5x5 (to the power of two)

5 cubed is 5*5*5 (to the power of three)

An expression that represents repeated multiplication of the same factor is called a power. The number 5 is called the base, and the number 2 is called the exponent. The exponent corresponds to the number of times the base is used as a factor