#include <stdio.h>

const int mod = 1999999973;

int logp(int n, int p) {
	int x;
	
	if (p == 1)
		return n;
	if (p == 0)
		return 1;
	
	x = logp(n, p / 2);
	if (p % 2 == 0) {
		return (x * x) % mod;
	}
	return (x * x * n) % mod;
}

int main()
{
	freopen("lgput.in", "r", stdin);
	freopen("lgput.out", "w", stdout);
	int n, p;

	scanf("%d%d", &n, &p);
	printf("%d", logp(n, p));

	return 0;
}