#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
long long a, b, c, i;
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long calcul(long long a, long long b) {
    if(b==0)
        return 1;
    else{
        long long x=calcul(a,b/2);
        if (b%2 == 0)
            return x*x%1999999973;
        else
            return x*x*a%1999999973;
    }
}

int main () {
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<calcul(a, b);
    return 0;
}