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