#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

long long Putere(long long n, long long p)
{
    if (p == 0)
        return 1;
    if (p % 2 == 0)
        return (Putere(n, p / 2) * Putere(n, p / 2)) % 1999999973;
    return (((Putere(n, p / 2) * Putere(n, p / 2)) % 1999999973) * n) % 1999999973;
}

int main()
{
    long long n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << Putere(n, p);

    return 0;
}