#include <fstream>
#define HACK 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int n,p;
int putere(int n, int p)
{
    int ans=1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2)
            ans=(1ll*ans*n)%HACK;

        n=(1LL*n*n)%HACK;
        p/=2;
    }
    return ans;

}
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}