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