#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long pwr(int a, int b) {
    if(b==0)
        return 1;
    int r=pwr(a, b/2);
    if(b%2==0)
        return (r*r)%1999999973;
    else
        return ((a*r)%1999999973*r)%1999999973;
}

int main()
{ int n,p;
fin>>n>>p;
int v=pwr(n,p);
fout<<v;

    return 0;
}