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import java.util.Scanner;

public class P1 {
	public static int Sol(int n, int x) {
		int s = 0;
		for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
			s += Math.pow(x, i);
		}

		return s;
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		int x = sc.nextInt();
		int n = sc.nextInt();

		System.out.println(Sol(n, x));
	}
}