#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
long long a,n,p=1;
int main()
{
    FILE* si=fopen("lgput.in","r");
    FILE* so=fopen("lgput.out","w");
    fscanf(si,"%lli%lli",&a,&n);
    for(;n>0;)
    {
        if(n%2==1) p=(p*a)%1999999973;
        a=a*a;
        n=n/2;
        p=p%1999999973;
    }
    fprintf(so,"%lli",p);
    fclose(si);
    fclose(so);
    return 0;
}