coursera_week4_4

a = int(input())
n = int(input())


def power(a, n):
    if n == 0:
        return 1
    return a * power(a, n - 1)


def ologin(a, n):
    if n % 2 == 0:
        return (a * a) ** (n // 2)
    else:
        return a * a ** (n - 1)


print(ologin(a, n))