#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

const int mod=1999999973;
int n, p, x;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    x=n;
    while (p!=1) {
        if (p%2==0) {
            x=(x*x)%mod;
            p/=2;
        }
        else {
            x=(x*x)%mod;
            x=(x*n)%mod;
            p/=2;
        }
    }
    g<<x;
    return 0;
}