#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long a,b,i,p;

long long calcul(long long a, long long b){
    if(b==0)
        return 1;
    else{
        long long x=calcul(a, b/2);
        if(b%2==0)
            return x*x%1999999973;
        else
            return x*x%1999999973*a%1999999973;
    }
}

int main()
{
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<calcul(a,b);
    return 0;
}