#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out ("lgput.out");


int main()
{
    long long  n;
    int 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%1999999973;


        }

    }

    out<<(n*rest)%1999999973;

}