#include <bits/stdc++.h>

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

long long n, p;

long long wow(long long n,long long p)
{
    if(p==1)
        return n%1999999973;
    if(p==0)
        return 1%1999999973;
    if(p%2==1)
        return n*wow(n, p-1)%1999999973;
        return wow(n, p/2)*wow(n, p/2)%1999999973;
}

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