#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

long long putere (long long x, long long e)
{
    //x=x%1999999973;
    if(e==0) return 1;
    else
    {
        if(e%2==0) return putere( (x%1999999973)*(x%1999999973), e/2)%1999999973;
        else return (x%1999999973) * putere((x%1999999973)*(x%1999999973), e/2)%1999999973;
    }
}

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

    int n, p;
    fin>>n>>p;

    fout<<putere(n, p)% 1999999973;


}