#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
int n,k,p;
int main()
{
    f>>n>>k;
    p=1;
    while(k>0)
    {
        if (k%2==1)
            p=p*n;
        n=n*n;
        k=k/2;
    }
    g<<p%1999999973;
    return 0;
}