#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int main()
{
    long long int a,b,p=1;
    fin>>a>>b;
    a%=1999999973;
    while(b>0)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
        {
            p=(p*a)%1999999973;
        }
        a=(a*a)%1999999973;
        b/=2;
    }
    fout<<p;
    return 0;
}