#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int n,p,i,j;

int main(){
    fin>>n>>p;

    j=1;i=n;
    while(p!=1){
        if(p%2==1){
            p--;
            j*=n;
            j%=1999999973;
        }

        p/=2;
        i*=i;
        i%=1999999973;
    }

    fout<<i*j%1999999973;

    return 0;
}