#include <iostream>
#include<fstream>
using namespace std;

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int ridica_tu(long long N, long long P)
{
    if(P==0)
        return 1;
    if(P%2==0)
    {
        int aux = ridica_tu(N, P/2);
        return (1LL * aux * aux) % MOD;
    }
    else
    {
        return (1LL*N*ridica_tu(N,P-1)) % MOD;
    }
}
int main()
{   long long N,P;
    ifstream f ("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    f>>N>>P;
    g<<ridica_tu(N,P);
    return 0;
}