#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");
int P (int n , int m)
{
    int p = 1;
    while (m != 0)
    {
        if (m % 2 == 1)
        {
            p = 1LL * p * n % 1999999973;
        }
        n = n * n;
        m /= 2;
    }
    return p;
}
int main()
{
    int n , m;
    fin >> n >> m;
    fout << P(n , m);
    return 0;
}