public class power2 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

	int val = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
	int pow = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
	System.out.println(betterPower(val,pow));
    }

    public static int betterPower(int v, int p) {
	if (p==0) return 1;
	else if (p % 2 == 0)
	    return betterPower(v, p/2)*betterPower(v, p/2);
	else
	    return betterPower(v, p/2)*betterPower(v, p/2)*v;
    }

}