#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");

long long int pow(int n, int p){
  if(n == 0 || n == 1)
    return n;
  if(p == 1)
    return n;
  if(p == 0)
    return 1;

  if(p % 2 == 0)
    return (pow(n * n, p / 2) % 1999999973);
  return ((n % 1999999973) * (pow(n * n, (p - 1) / 2) % 1999999973) % 1999999973);

}

int main(){
  int n, p;
  in>>n>>p;

  out<<(pow(n, p) % 1999999973);

  return 0;
}