#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
long long int putere(long long int a,long long int n)
{
    long long int p=1;
    while(n)
    {
        if( n%2 == 1)
        {
            p= (p*a)%1999999973;
            n--;
        }
        a=(a*a)%1999999973;
        n=n/2;

    }
    return p;

}

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

}