#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    long long n, p, prod=1;
    fin>>n>>p;
    while(p!=1){
        if(p%2==0){
            p/=2;
            n=(n*n)%1999999973;
        }
        else{
            p--;
            prod=(prod*n)%1999999973;
        }
    }
    fout<<(prod*n)%1999999973;
    return 0;
}