#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    long long pow=1;
    in>>n>>p;
    while(p!=1){
        if(p%2==0)
        {
            p=p/2;
            n=n*n%1999999973;
        }else{
            p=p-1;
            pow=pow*n%1999999973;
        }
    }
    n=n*pow%1999999973;
    out<<n%1999999973;
    return 0;
}