#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define modulo 1999999973
using namespace std;

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

long long LgPut(long long n, long long p)
{
    long long k = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
        {
            k = 1LL * (k * n);
            k %= modulo;
            p--;
        }
        else
        {
            n = n * n % modulo ;
            p /= 2;
        }
    }
    return k ;//% 1999999973;
}

int main()
{
    long long n, p;
    f >> n >> p;
    f.close();
    g << LgPut(n, p);
    g.close();
    return 0;
}