#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
long long putere(long long a,long long n)
{

    long long p=1;
    while(n)
    {
        if( n%2 == 1)
        {
            p=(p*a)%1999999973;
            n--;
        }
        a=(a*a)%1999999973;
        n=n/2;

    }
    return p;
}


int main()
{
    long long a,b;
    ifstream in("lgput.in");
    ofstream out("lgput.out");
    in>>a>>b;
    out<<putere(a,b);
    in.close();
    out.close();
    return 0;

}