#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int n,p;

long long putere (long long n,long long p){
    if (p == 0)
        return 1;
    else{
        long long y = putere (n,p/2);
        if (p%2 == 0)
            return y*y%1999999973;
        else
            return y*y%1999999973*n%1999999973;
    }

}

ifstream fin ("lgput.in");

ofstream fout ("lgput.out");

int main (){

    fin>>n>>p;

    fout<<putere (n,p);



    return 0;
}