#include <fstream>
#define ll (long long)

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int n,m,nr,i,p;
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>m;
    nr=1;
    p=n;
    for(i=m;i>0;i=i/2,p=ll (ll p*p)%1999999973)
    {
        if(i%2==1)
        {
            nr=ll(ll nr*p)%1999999973;
        }
    }
    fout<<nr;
    return 0;
}