#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

long long a, b, r=1;

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