#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out ("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    long long n,x=1,p;
    in>>n>>p;
    while (p>1)
    {
      if (p%2==0)
      {
          n=(n*n)%1999999973;
          p=p/2;
      }
      else
     {
         p=p-1;
         x=(x*n)%1999999973;
    }
    }
n=n*x;
out<<n%1999999973;
    return 0;
}