#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
long long putere(int a,int n)
{
    if(n==0) return 1;
    long long p = putere(a,n/2)%1999999973;
    if(n%2) return ((p*p)%1999999973*a)%1999999973;
    else return (p*p)%1999999973;
}
int main()
{
    long long a,b;
    cin>>a>>b;
    cout<<putere(a,b)%1999999973;
    return 0;
}