#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long long a,b,p=1;
int main()
{
    f>>a>>b;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2){b--;p=(p*a)%1999999973;}
        else{a=(a*a)%1999999973;b/=2;}
    }
    g<<p;
    return 0;
}