program putere_in_timp_logaritmic;
var  n,p,x:qword;
     f,g:text;
begin
assign(f,'lgput.in');reset(f);
assign(g,'lgput.out');rewrite(g);
read(f,n,p);
x:=1;
while p<>1 do
 begin
  if (p mod 2=0)then begin
                      n:=(n*n) mod 1999999973;
                      p:=p div 2;
                     end
      else begin
            x:=(x*n) mod 1999999973;
            dec(p);
           end;
 end;
writeln(g,(x*n)mod 1999999973);
close(f); close(g);
end.