u/6inchpool

Hello, sorry if this is a really basic question for this sub, but i couldn't find a "newbie question"-esque thread.

I am in the process of learning the basics of computing and while i understand the workings of it, hexadecimal numbers keep getting explained to me in this rasterized form, in which they add i this case (1 X 16)+(8 X 1), but it reads to me like the 16^0 would make for

(8 X (16 X 0)) when it instead seems to only multiply it if the power is "> 0"

1	8
16	1
16^(1)	16^(0)

Can someone explain this, as i have a hard time googling it since i cannot put it into words myself. Thank you.

Edit: Thanks for the answers, it seems i have been improperly thought and misled how and what powers are in my school days.