Precalculus Math

Question

-2^{6 power what would my steps be}

Answer 1

Is it -2⁶ or (-2)⁶ because they are different and will result in different answers? I'll do both. The exponent means multiply the base by itself that many times:

-2⁶ = -(2·2·2·2·2·2) = -____?

(-2)⁶ = (-2)·(-2)·(-2)·(-2)·(-2)·(-2) = ____?