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

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

int P(int a, int n)
{
    int p;
    p = 1;
    while (n > 0)
    {
        if (n % 2 == 1)
            p = 1LL * a * p % 1999999973;
        n /= 2;
        a = 1LL* a * a % 1999999973;

    }
    return p;

}

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