#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    long long baza,putere,rez=1;
    ifstream cin("lgput.in");
    ofstream cout("lgput.out");
    cin>>baza>>putere;

  long long adun=baza;
     
   while (putere>0)
   { if (putere%2!=0) rez=(rez*adun)%1999999973;
     adun=(adun%1999999973)*(adun%1999999973)%1999999973;
     putere=putere/2;
     }
  cout<<rez;
  return 0;
}