#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
int m = 1999999973, aux;
int n, p, k;

int ridicare(int x, int y) {
    if(y == 0)
        return 1;
    else if(y == 1)
        return x % m;
    if(y % 2 == 0) {
        aux = ridicare(x, y / 2); return aux * aux % m;
    }
    if(y % 2 == 1)
        return x * ridicare(x , y - 1) % m;
}

int main()
{
    in >> n>> p;
    out << ridicare(n, p);
}