#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
long long n,p;
int caca (long long n, long long p)
{
    long long r=1;
    for(int i=1; i<=p; i*=2)
    {
        if((p & i) >0)
        {
            r=(r*n)%1999999973;
        }
        n=(n*n)%1999999973;

    }
    return r;
}
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<caca(n,p);
    return 0;
}