#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
const int MAX=1999999973;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long exp(long long a,long long b)
{
    long long r=1;
    while (b)

    {
        if (b%2)
            r=(r*a)%MAX;
            a=(a*a)%MAX;
            b/=2;
    }
    return r;

}
int main()
{

    long long a,b;
    fin>>a>>b;

    fout<<exp(a,b);
    return 0;
}