Properties of Exponents and Logarithms Exponents Let a and b be real numbers and m and n be integers. Then the following properties of exponents hold, provided that all of the expressions appearing in a particular equation are de ned. 1. a ma n= a + 2. ( a m) n = a mn 3. ( ab ) m= a b 4. a m a n = a m n, a 6= 0 5. a b m = a m b m, b 6= 0 6. a m ...