#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

int main()
{
    long long numar = 1 , p , n;
    f >> n >> p;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 0)
            n = (n * n) % 1999999973 , p /= 2;
        else numar = (numar * n) % 1999999973 ,p--;
    }
    g << numar;
    return 0;
}