#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

long long lgpow(long long b,long long exp){

    if(exp == 0){
        return 1;
    }
    if(exp % 2 == 0){
        return lgpow(b * b, exp / 2) % 1999999973;
    }

    return b * lgpow(b, exp - 1) % 1999999973;

}

int main()
{
    long long n, p;
    fin>>n>>p;

    fout<<lgpow(n, p) % 1999999973;

    return 0;
}