#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
long putere(long a,long x)
{
    int p;
    if(x==0)
        return 1;
    if(x==1)
        return a%1999999973;
    if(!x%2)
    {
        p=putere(a,x/2);
        return p*p%1999999973;
    }
    return putere(a,x-1)*a%1999999973;
}
int main()
{
    long n,p;
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p);
}