#include <stdio.h>
FILE *f,*g;


long long putere(long long x,long long y)
{long long p;
if(y==0) return 1;
   else  if(y%2==1) return (x*putere(x,y-1))%1999999973;
	     else {p=putere(x,y/2);
		   return (p*p)%1999999973;
		  }
}
int main()
{
long long n,p,a;
f=fopen("lgput.in","r");
g=fopen("lgput.out","w");
fscanf(f,"%lld",&n);
fscanf(f,"%lld",&p);
a=putere(n,p);
fprintf(g,"%lld",a);
fclose(f);
fclose(g);
return 0;
}