#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");

long long b, p, r=1;

int main()
{
    fin>>b>>p;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p%2==0)
        {
            b=(b*b)%1999999973;
            p/=2;
        }
        else
        {
            p--;
            r=(r*b)%1999999973;
        }
    }
    fout<<r%1999999973;
    return 0;
}