#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    ifstream cin ("lgput.in");
    ofstream cout ("lgput.out");
    unsigned long long int a, b, ca=0;
    cin>>a>>b;
    a%=1999999973;
    ca=a;
    for (int i=1; i<b/2; i++)
    {
        a=(a*ca)%1999999973;
    }
    a=(a*a)%1999999973;
    if (b%2==1)
        a=(a*ca)%1999999973;
    cout<<a;
}