#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
long long n, k;
long long putere(long long n, long long p){
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    if(p%2==1){
        long long nr=putere(n, p-1);
        return n*nr%1999999973;
    }
    else{
        long long nr=putere(n, p/2);
        return  nr*nr%1999999973;
    }



}
int main () {
    cin>>n>>k;
    cout<<putere(n, k);

}