#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

long long n,p,mod=1999999973;

int power(int n, int p){
    if(p==1) return n%mod;
    if(p==2) return (n*n)%mod;
    if(p%2==0) return (power(n*n,p/2))%mod;
    if(p%2==1) return (n*power(n*n,(p-1)/2))%mod;
}

int main()
{
    ifstream in("lgput.in");
    ofstream out("lgput.out");
    in >> n >> p;
    out << power(n,p);
}