#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
int lgpow(int b,int exp)
{
    if(exp==0)
    {
        return 1;
    }
    if(exp%2==0)
    {
        return (lgpow(b*b,exp/2))%1999999973;
    }
    else
    {
        return (b*lgpow(b*b,exp-1))%1999999973;
    }
}
int main()
{
    int n,p;
    cin>>n>>p;
    cout<<(lgpow(n,p))%1999999973;
    return 0;
}