#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int MOD = 1000000007;
const int UNDEF = -1;
const long long INF = 1e18;
template <typename T>
inline bool chkmax(T& aa, T bb) {
  return aa < bb ? aa = bb, true : false;
}
template <typename T>
inline bool chkmin(T& aa, T bb) {
  return aa > bb ? aa = bb, true : false;
}
int rint();
char rch();
long long rlong();
int main() {
  ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(0);
  long long k = rint(), b = rint(), n = rint(), t = rint();
  long long x = 1;
  long long need = 0;
  while (1) {
    if (x == t) {
      break;
    } else if (x > t) {
      need--;
      break;
    }
    x = k * x + b;
    need++;
  }
  long long ans = n - need;
  chkmax(ans, 0ll);
  printf("%lld\n", ans);
}
static char stdinBuffer[1024];
static char* stdinDataEnd = stdinBuffer + sizeof(stdinBuffer);
static const char* stdinPos = stdinDataEnd;
void readAhead(size_t amount) {
  size_t remaining = stdinDataEnd - stdinPos;
  if (remaining < amount) {
    memmove(stdinBuffer, stdinPos, remaining);
    size_t sz = fread(stdinBuffer + remaining, 1,
                      sizeof(stdinBuffer) - remaining, stdin);
    stdinPos = stdinBuffer;
    stdinDataEnd = stdinBuffer + remaining + sz;
    if (stdinDataEnd != stdinBuffer + sizeof(stdinBuffer)) *stdinDataEnd = 0;
  }
}
int rint() {
  readAhead(16);
  int x = 0;
  bool neg = false;
  while (*stdinPos == ' ' || *stdinPos == '\n') ++stdinPos;
  if (*stdinPos == '-') {
    ++stdinPos;
    neg = true;
  }
  while (*stdinPos >= '0' && *stdinPos <= '9') {
    x *= 10;
    x += *stdinPos - '0';
    ++stdinPos;
  }
  return neg ? -x : x;
}
char rch() {
  readAhead(16);
  while (*stdinPos == ' ' || *stdinPos == '\n') ++stdinPos;
  char ans = *stdinPos;
  ++stdinPos;
  return ans;
}
long long rlong() {
  readAhead(32);
  long long x = 0;
  bool neg = false;
  while (*stdinPos == ' ' || *stdinPos == '\n') ++stdinPos;
  if (*stdinPos == '-') {
    ++stdinPos;
    neg = true;
  }
  while (*stdinPos >= '0' && *stdinPos <= '9') {
    x *= 10;
    x += *stdinPos - '0';
    ++stdinPos;
  }
  return neg ? -x : x;
}
