#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

int putere(long long a,int n)
{
    long long p=1;
    while(n)
    {
        if(n%2==1) p=(p*a)%1999999973;
        a=(a*a)%1999999973;
        n=n/2;
    }
    return p%1999999973;
}
long long n,k;
int main()
{cin>>n>>k;
cout<<putere(n,k);
return 0;}