#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
    int a, b;
    cin >> a >> b;

    if(a < b) {
        int stepen = 1;
        for(int i = 1; i <= b; i++) {
            stepen *= a;
        }
        cout << stepen << endl;
    }
    if(b < a) {
        int stepen2 = 1;
        for(int i = 1; i <= a; i++) {
            stepen2 *= b;
        }
        cout << stepen2 << endl;
    }
    return 0;
}