#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long a,b;

long long p(long long a, long long b)
{
    if(b==0)  return 1;
    else
    {
        if(b%2==0)
            return p(a,b/2)*p(a,b/2)%1999999973;
        else return a*p(a,b-1)%1999999973;
    }
}

int main()
{
    f>>a>>b;
    g<<p(a,b);

    return 0;
}