from collections import deque

def ack_ix(m, n):
    "Paddy3118's iterative with optimisations on m"

    stack = deque([])
    stack.extend([m, n])

    while  len(stack) > 1:
        n, m = stack.pop(), stack.pop()

        if   m == 0:
            stack.append(n + 1)
        elif m == 1:
            stack.append(n + 2)
        elif m == 2:
            stack.append(2*n + 3)
        elif m == 3:
            stack.append(2**(n + 3) - 3)
        elif n == 0:
            stack.extend([m-1, 1])
        else:
            stack.extend([m-1, m, n-1])

    return stack[0]