#include <fstream>

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

const long long mod = 1999999973;
long long n,p,sol = 1;

void Solve()
{
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2)
            sol = (sol*n)%mod;
        n = (n*n)%mod;
        p = p/2;
    }
}

int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    sol = 1;
    Solve();
    g<<sol;
    return 0;
}