#include <cstdio>
const int n_max = 10001;
const int m = 1999999973;
unsigned int i, n, p;
long long a, sol = 1;
int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    scanf("%d %d", &n, &p);
    a=n;
    for(i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
    {
        if(((1<<i)&p)>0)
            sol=(sol*a)%m;
            a=(a * a) % m;
    }
    printf("%lld\n", sol);
}