#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream fi("lgput.in");
ofstream fo("lgput.out");
int n,p;
int exp(int x,int a)
{
    if(a==1)
        return x;
    if(a==0)
        return 1;
    if(a%2==0)
        return exp(x*x,a/2)%1999999973;
    return x*exp(x*x,(a-1)/2)%1999999973;
}
int main()
{
    fi>>n>>p;
    fo<<exp(n,p);
    fi.close();
    fo.close();
    return 0;
}