//ExponentMethod.java

import java.util.Scanner;

public class ExponentMethod
{
    public static int raiseToPower
    (
        int baseVal,
        int exponentVal
    )
    {
        int resultVal;

        if (exponentVal == 0)
        {
            resultVal = 1;
        }
        else
        {
            resultVal = baseVal; /* v Your solution goes here v  */
            resultVal = baseVal * raiseToPower(baseVal, exponentVal - 1);
        }

        return resultVal;
    }

    public static void main (String [] args)
    {
        Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in);
        int userBase;
        int userExponent;

        userBase = scnr.nextInt();
        userExponent = scnr.nextInt();
        System.out.println
        (
            userBase
            + "^"
            + userExponent
            + " = "
            + raiseToPower(userBase, userExponent)
        );
    }
}

