Evaluate (-6)^-5

${(- 6)}^{- 5}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{{(- 6)}^{5}}$

Step 2

Raise $- 6$ to the power of $5$ .

$\frac{1}{- 7776}$

Step 3

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{7776}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{7776}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.00012860 \dots$