#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;
}