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