#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    ifstream in ("lgput.in");
    ofstream out ("lgput.out");

    long long n,p,r=1;
    in>>n>>p;
    while (p!=1)
    {
        if (p%2==0)
        {
            n=n*n;
            p=p/2;
            n=n%1999999973;
        }
        else
        {
            p=p-1;
            r=r*n;
            r=r%1999999973;
        }
    }

    n=n*r;
    out<<n%1999999973;

    return 0;
}