#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    long long n,p,x,p1;
    ifstream fin("lgput.in");
    ofstream fout("lgput.out");
    fin>>n>>x;
    p=1;
    while(x!=0)
    {
        p=p%1999999973;
        n=n%1999999973;
        if (x%2==1)
        {
           x--;
           p=p*n;
        }
        n=n*n;
        x/=2;
    }
    fout<<p<<"\n";
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}