#include<cstdio>

using namespace std;

int lgput(int n, int p)
{
    if(p == 0)
        return 1;
    else
    {
        if(p & 1)
        {
            int x = lgput(n, p >> 1);
            return ((long long)(((long long)x * x) % 1999999973) * n) %1999999973;
        }
        else
        {
            int x = lgput(n, p >> 1);
            return ((long long) x * x) % 1999999973;
        }
    }
}

int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in", "r", stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out", "w", stdout);
    int n, p;
    scanf("%d%d", &n, &p);
    printf("%d", lgput(n,p));
    return 0;
}