What is Factorial of Zero Cubed?

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My brother brought something to my attention earlier this morning and I cannot find the answer with just a googling to end the argument, so I have come to you to ask and understand.

$(0! \ 0! \ 0!) = n$

He says that $n$ is $6$. I say that $n$ is $1$.

My reasoning: $0!=1$ so $1*1*1=1$

His reasoning: He won't explain it because he doesn't want to argue about it anymore, but he did mention something about absolute value, which didn't make sense because I saw no $||$ anywhere in the equation.

I don't care who's right. I just want to know what the right answer is and how this equation is solved.

UPDATE: So, since I spoke to him and showed him what all of you said, he said that the equation was actually $(0!+0!+0!)!=6$, which means that what was written on the piece of paper that he had given me was written in error.

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If you mean "what is the factorial of (zero cubed)?", then$$\left(0^3\right)!=0!=1.$$

If you mean "what is (the factorial of zero) cubed?", then $$\left(0!\right)^3=1^3=1.$$

In either case, you're correct.


To see why $0!=1,$ see this.