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