#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int pow(int a , int b){
    int half;
   
    if(b==0 )      // base case
        return 1;
    half = pow(a,b/2);        //calculation
    if(b%2==0){       //even and odd case 
        return half*half;
    }
    else {
        return a*half*half;   
    }
}
int main() {
    
    int a;
    cin>>a;
    int b;
    cin>>b;
    cout<<pow(a,b);
    
}