#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

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

long long putere(long long nr, long long p)
{
    if(p == 0) return 1;
    else
        if(p % 2 != 0) return (nr*putere(nr, p-1))%1999999973;
    long long P = putere(nr, p/2) % 1999999973;
    return (P*P)%1999999973;
}

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