#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int n, p;

long long int exp(int k);

int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<exp(p)%1999999973<<'\n';
    return 0;
}

long long int exp(int k)
{
    if(k==1) return n;
    long long int x=exp(k/2)%1999999973;
    x=(x*x)%1999999973;

    if(k%2==0) return x;
        else return (x*n)%1999999973;
}