#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long int n, p, r;

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

    return 0;
}