What is -125* in exponent form?

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To express \(-125\) in exponent form, we can first rewrite \(-125\) as a product of its prime factors.

The number \(125\) can be factored as:

\[ 125 = 5^3 \]

Therefore, we can write:

\[ -125 = -1 \times 125 = -1 \times 5^3 \]

Thus, in exponent form, \(-125\) can be represented as:

\[ -125 = -1 \times 5^3 \]

Alternatively, you may also consider writing it using a base of \(-5\):

\[ -125 = (-5)^3 \]

So, \(-125\) can be expressed in exponent form as either:

\[ -1 \times 5^3 \quad \text{or} \quad (-5)^3 \]