#include<fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin( "lgput.in" );
ofstream fout( "lgput.out" );

const int mod = 1999999973;

int main() {
    long long sol, n, p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    sol = 1;
    while ( p > 0 ) {
        if ( p % 2 == 1 ) {
            sol *= n;
            sol %= mod;
        }
        p /= 2;
        n *= n;
        n %= mod;
    }
    fout<<sol<<'\n';
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}