Is 10^5 an exponents for 100,000
Yes, because 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 (which equals 10^5) is equal to 100,000.Remember, 10 to the power of anything (like 8, 5, or 9) just means that you have to count out however many zeros the exponent tells you to, which in this case, is five.
