Var f,g:text;
    n,p,aux:longint;

Begin
assign(f, 'lgput.in');reset(f);
assign(g, 'lgput.out');rewrite(g);
read(f, n,p);
aux:=1;
while p<>1 do
  if p mod 2=0 then
    begin
      n:=(n*n) mod 1999999973;
      p:=p div 2;
    end
   else
     begin
       aux:=(aux*n) mod 1999999973;
       dec(p);
     end;
write(g, (aux*n) mod 1999999973);
close(f);
close(g);
End.