#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    long long a, n, p;

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

    fin>>a>>n;
    p=1;
    while(n>0)
    {
        a%=1999999973;
        if(n%2!=0)
        {
            p*=a;
            p%=1999999973;
        }
        a*=a;
        a%=1999999973;
        n/=2;
    }

    fout<<p%1999999973;

    fin.close();
    fout.close();

    return 0;
}