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Why does (2×3×7)4 = 2^4 3^4 7^4

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im assuming the 4 is an exponent, so (2 * 3 * 7)^4 = 2^4 + 3^4 + 7^4 because of the distributive property. the ^4 gets distributed to everything inside of the parentheses.

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