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

int RidicareLog(long long nr, long long ex);

int main()
{
    ifstream in("lgput.in");
    ofstream out("lgput.out");
    long long n,p;
    in >> n >> p;
    out << RidicareLog(n,p)%1999999973;
    return 0;
}

int RidicareLog(long long nr, long long ex)
{
    long long p=1;
    while(ex>0)
    {
        if(ex%2!=0)
        {
            p=p*nr;
            ex--;
        }
        nr=nr*nr;
        ex=ex/2;
    }
    return p;
}