#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
long long n,p,px,r,rez;
int main()
{
	ifstream f("lgput.in");
	ofstream g("lgput.out");
	f>>n>>p;
	px=n;
	rez=1;
	while (p)
	{
		r=p%2;
		if (r)
			rez*=px;
		rez=rez%1999999973;
		px*=px;
		px=px%1999999973;
		p/=2;
	}
	
	g<<rez<<'\n';
	f.close();
	g.close();
	return 0;
}