//#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long x,n,p;
int main(){

    fin >> x >> n;
    fin.close();
    p=1;
    while(n)
    {
        if(n%2!=0)
        {
            p*=x;
            p%=1999999973;
        }
        x*=x;
        x%=1999999973;
        n/=2;
    }
    fout << p<<"\n";
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}