To evaluate \( 2^6 \), you multiply 2 by itself 6 times:
\[ 2^6 = 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \]
Calculating this step by step:
\[ 2 \times 2 = 4 \] \[ 4 \times 2 = 8 \] \[ 8 \times 2 = 16 \] \[ 16 \times 2 = 32 \] \[ 32 \times 2 = 64 \]
Thus,
\[ 2^6 = 64 \]