Simplify -(2^2)^3

$- {(2^{2})}^{3}$

Step 1

Multiply the exponents in ${(2^{2})}^{3}$ .

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$- 2^{2 \cdot 3}$

Multiply $2$ by $3$ .

$- 2^{6}$

Step 2

Raise $2$ to the power of $6$ .

$- 1 \cdot 64$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $64$ .

$- 64$