Dear student
It can be understood in terms of limited reagent concept
for ex
10 = 5^1 * 2^1
20 = 5^1 * 2^2
similarly 1000 = 5^3 * 2^3
but 2000 = 5^3 * 2^4
so whatever is in lower number we can treat it as a controlling factor for representing a number as 10 power
Regards