#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

long long int lgput(int n, int m)
{
    if(m==1)
        return n;
    long long int x;
    x=lgput(n, m/2);
    if(m%2==0)
    {
        return (x*x)%1999999973;
    }
    else
    {
        return (x*x)%1999999973*n%1999999973;
    }
}

int main()
{
    ifstream cin("lgput.in");
    ofstream cout("lgput.out");
    int a, b;
    cin>>a>>b;
    cout<<lgput(a, b);
    return 0;
}