#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

int main()
{
    long long n,p,rest=1;

    in>>n>>p;

    while (p!=1)
    {
        if (p%2==0)
         {
            p=p/2;
            n=n*n;
            n=n%1999999973;
         }

        else
        {
            p=p-1;
            rest=rest*n;
            rest=rest%1999999973;
        }

    }
        out << (n*rest)% 1999999973;


    return 0;
}