#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int n,p;
long long exponential(int n, int p)
{
    if (p==0)
        return 1;
    else
        if(p%2==1)
        return n*exponential(n*n,(p-1)/2)%1999999973;
    else
        return exponential(n*n,p/2)%1999999973;
}
int main()
{
    cin>>n>>p;
    cout<<exponential(n,p);
    return 0;
}