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