#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long n,a,p;
int main()
{
   fin>>a>>n;
   p=1;
   while (n>0)
   {
       if (n%2==1) {p=p*a%1999999973;}
       a=a*a%1999999973;
       n=n/2;
   }
   fout<<p;
    return 0;
}