Read the power and then check all that apply. 34 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 A power is a shorter way to write repeated multiplication. The base is 3. The base is 4. The exponent is 3. The exponent is 4. The exponent tells you to multiply the 3 together 4 times. The exponent tells you to multiply the 4 together 3 times.