#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
int main()
{ long long n,p,r=1;
in>>n>>p;
while(p!=1)
{
    if(p%2==0)
      {
          p=p/2;
          n=n*n%1999999973;
      }
    else
    {
        p=p-1;
        r=r*n%1999999973;
    }
}
    out<<(n*r)%1999999973;
    return 0;
}