#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

int P(int a, int e)
{
    int p = 1;
    while (e)
    {
        if (e % 2)
            p = 1LL * p * a % 1999999973;
        a = 1LL * a * a % 1999999973;
        e /= 2;
    }
    return p;
}

int main()
{
    long long a, b;
    fin >> a >> b;
    fout << P(a, b);
    return 0;
}