#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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