#include <cstdio>
using namespace std;
long long v[35],i=0,p2[35];
bool folosit[35];
int main()
{
    long long n,m,nr,rez=1,put;
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    scanf("%lld%lld",&n,&m);
    p2[0]=1;
    put=1;
    while(put<=m)
    {
        i++;
        put*=2;
        p2[i]=put;
    }
    nr=i;
    for(i=nr;i>=0;i--)
    {
        if(m>=p2[i])
        {
            folosit[i]=true;
            m=m-p2[i];
        }
    }
    v[0]=n;
    if(folosit[0]==true)
        rez=n;
    for(i=1;i<=nr;i++)
    {
        v[i]=(v[i-1]*v[i-1])%1999999973;
        if(folosit[i]==true)
           rez=(rez*v[i])%1999999973;
    }
    printf("%d\n",rez);
    return 0;
}