#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
long long c=1999999973;
long long f(long long a,long long b)
{
    if(b==0) return 1;
    else if(b==1) return a%c;
    if(b%2==0) {long long aux=f(a,b/2); return (aux*aux)%c;}
    if(b%2==1) return (f(a,b-1)*a)%c;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    in>>n>>p;
    out<<f(n,p);
}