#include<fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int n,p;

int f(int n, int p)
{
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    else if(p==1)
        return n%1999999973;
    else if(p%2)
        return (n*f(n*n,(p-1)/2))%1999999973;
    else if(!p%2)
        return (f(n*n,p/2))%1999999973;
}

int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<f(n,p);
    return 0;
}