#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;
unsigned long long n, p;

unsigned long long putere(unsigned long long n, unsigned long long p) {
    if (p) {
        unsigned long long x = putere(n, p / 2);
        x = (x * x) % MOD;
        if (p % 2) x = (x * n) % MOD;
        return x % MOD;
    }
    return 1;
}

int main () {
    f >> n >> p;
    n = n % MOD;
    g << putere(n, p) << '\n';
    return 0;
}