#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

int n, i, p;

int put(int n, int p)
{
    int r = 1;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p % 2 == 1) r = (r * n) % 1999999973;
        else n = (n * n) % 1999999973;
        p /= 2;
    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
    cin >> n >> p;
    cout << put(n, p);
    return 0;
}