#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int putere(int d , int p)
{
    int s = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
            s = (s * d) %1999999973;
        d = (d * d) %1999999973;
        p /= 2;
    }
    return s;
}
int main()
{
    long long x,y;
    fin>>x>>y;
    fout<<putere(x,y)%1999999973;
    return 0;
}