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

ll powlg(ll x, ll b, ll mod) {
	if(b < 0) return powlg(1 / x, -b, mod);
	if(b == 0) return 1;
	if(b == 1) return x;
	if(b%2 == 0) return powlg(x * x, b/2, mod) % mod;
	if(b%2 == 1) return (x * powlg(x * x, (b-1)/2, mod)) % mod;
	return 0;
}

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

int main(){
	ll x,y;
	fin>>x>>y;
	fout<<powlg(x, y, 1999999973);	
}