#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <cmath>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

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

int log_exp(long long a, long long b) {
    if (b == 1) {
        return a % 1999999973;
    }
    if (b % 2 == 0) {
        long long ok = log_exp(a, b / 2);
        return ok * ok % 1999999973;
    }
    return a * log_exp(a, b - 1) % 1999999973;
}

int main() {
    long long a, b;
    fin >> a >> b;
    fout << log_exp(a, b);
}