#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

long long putere(int n,int p)
{
    if (p==0) return 1;
    if (p%2!=0)
        return (n*putere(n*n,p/2))%1999999973;
    return putere(n*n,p/2)%1999999973;

}

int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p)%1999999973;
}