#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
	freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
	freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
	long long x,n,pf=1,xp,i;
	scanf("%lld%lld",&x,&n);
	xp=x;
	for(i=0;(1<<i)<=n;i++){
		if(((1<<i)&n)>0){
			pf=(pf*xp)%1999999973;
		}
		xp=(xp*xp)%1999999973;
	}
	printf("%lld",pf);
	return 0;
}