#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long a,b,c1=1;
int main()
{   f>>a>>b;
    while (b)
	{   if (b%2)
			c1=(c1*a)%1999999973;
	    a=(a*a)%1999999973;
		b=b/2;
	}
	g<<c1;
	return 0;
}