text: how do you find an exponent of a number? what is an exponent? how do you find one? what is scientifical notation? can you give me an example and website to study? thanks this will come in handy in my next couple of math lessons! hey,       an exponet is how many times you mutiply the base. meaning, if you have 3 to the fourth exponet, you will do this, 3 x 3 x 3 x 3, which equals 81. scientific notation is hard to explain, but the best way is like this, mostly scientific notation has to do with 10's, for ex. 1.06 x 10 to the 7 exponet/power. is all you do is move the decimal 7 places to the right, but when it is negative like this,  1.06 x 10 to the -7 power,  you move the exponet to the left, well i hope that i helped you out!, c ya