#include<iostream>
#include<cstdio>
long long x=1,a,b;
void lgput(long long a,long long b)
{
	while(b>0)
	if(b%2==1)
	{
		x=1LL*x*a;b--;
		x%=1999999973;
	}
	else
	{
		a=1LL*a*a;a%=1999999973;
		b/=2;
	}
}
int main()
{
	freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
	freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
	scanf("%d%d",&a,&b);
	lgput(a,b);
	printf("%d\n",x%1999999973);
	return 0;
}