#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int p;
long long sol,n,aux;

int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    aux=1;
    while(p>1)
    {
        if(p%2==0)
        {
            n=n*n%1999999973;
            p/=2;
        }
        else
            if(p%2==1)
            {
                aux*=n;
                aux%=1999999973;
                n=n*n%1999999973;
                p/=2;
            }
    }
    fout<<(n*aux)%1999999973;
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}