#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

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

const long long rest = 1999999973LL;
long long n, p;
int Sol;

int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    Sol = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2 == 1) Sol = (Sol*n) % rest;
        n = (n*n) % rest;
        p = p/2;
    }
    g<<Sol<<'\n';
    return 0;
}