#include <iostream>
#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
long long a,b,c;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long long  fun(long long x,long long y)
{
    if(y==1)
    return x%c;
    else
    if(y%2==0)
    return (fun(x,y/2)%c)*(fun(x,y/2)%c)%c;
    else
    return x*fun(x,y-1)%c;

}
int main()
{
    c=1999999973;
    f>>a>>b;
    g<<fun(a,b);
}