ELI5, how does 2^0 power equal 1?

Question

I’m doing my GED and passed that math part but this never came up. I saw it on a meme and am lost.
Help!!??

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Answer 1

2 ^ 4 = 16

2 ^ 3 = 8

2 ^ 2 = 4

2 ^ 1 = 2

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16 -> 8 -> 4 -> 2

Each number in the sequence is the previous one divided by 2. So we can continue the sequence:

2 ^ 0 = (2 / 2) = 1