#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int rise (int x, int power){
	if(power == 0) return 1;
	if(power % 2 == 1)
		return x * rise(x * x, (power - 1) / 2);
	else
		return rise(x * x, power / 2);
	return 1;
}

int main(){
	int a,b;
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    scanf("%I64d %I64d", &a, &b);
    
	// printf("a: ");
	// scanf("%I64d",&a);
	// printf("b: ");
	// scanf("%I64d",&b);
	int aux = rise(a,b) % 1999999973;
	// printf("\na ^ b = %I64d\n\n", aux);
	printf("%d\n", aux);
	return 0;
}