#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>

using namespace std;

void calc( int n , int p ) ;

int main()
{
    int n , p ;
    freopen( "lgput.in" , "r" , stdin ) ;
    freopen( "lgput.out" , "w" , stdout ) ;
    scanf( "%d %d" , &n , &p ) ;
    calc( n , p ) ;
    return 0;
}

void calc( int n , int p )
{
    int sum = 1 ;
    while ( p > 1 )
    {
        if ( p % 2 == 1 )
        {
            p -- ;
            sum *= n ;
            sum %= 1999999973 ;
        }
        n = (n * n) % 1999999973 ;
        p /= 2 ;
    }
    printf( "%d" , (n * sum) %1999999973  ) ;
}