#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long putere(long long a, long long b) {
	if (b<0)
		return putere(1/a,-b);
	else if (b==0)
		return 1;
	else if (b==1)
		return a;
	else if (b%2==0)
		return (putere(a*a, b/2))%1999999973;
	else if (b%2==1)
		return (a*(putere(a*a, (b-1)/2))%1999999973;
}
long long n,p;
int main() {
	fin>>n>>p;
	fout<<putere(n,p)%1999999973;
	return 0;
}