Authors : James Timothy Struck

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26aug759

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Abstract : I show that multiplied factors can be different than exponents or powers raising bases. Beal conjecture can be seen as untrue. If I take a base and raise the base to a power or an exponent, that is different than factor multiplied the number of times as a factor multiplies a factor. 3^5 as a multiplied factor would give 15 as a multiplied factor. As an exponent power, 3^5 would give 125. 15 as a factor is different than 125 3 as a base raised to a power.

Keywords : Bases, Exponents, Factors, Powers, Beal Conjecture.

References :

1. Gordon Williams personal conversation with me in 2024 via email as the editor of Mathematics Magazine.
2. Ibid.
3. “What do product and exponent mean.” Paraphrased question From Google.com accessed 8/14/2026.
4. “What does factor mean.” Paraphrased question From google.com accessed 8/14/2026.