#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int n, p, rez;

int main() {
    fin >> n >> p;
    rez = 1;
    while(p) {
        if(p%2) {
            rez = (rez * n) % 1999999973;
            p--;
        }
        n = (n * n) % 1999999973;
        p /= 2;
    }
    fout << rez;
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}