#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long ridicarePutere(int n, int p){
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    if(p==1)
        return n;
    if(p%2==0)
        return ((ridicarePutere(n,p/2)%1999999973)*(ridicarePutere(n,p/2)%1999999973))%1999999973;
    else
        return ((ridicarePutere(n,p/2)%1999999973)*(ridicarePutere(n,p/2)%1999999973)*n)%1999999973;;
}

int main()
{   int n,p;
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<ridicarePutere(n,p)%1999999973;
    return 0;
}