#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
const int m = 1999999973;

int put(int n,int p)
{
    if(p<0)
        return put(1/n,-p)%m;
    if(p==0)
        return 1%m;
    if(p==1)
        return n%m;
    if(p%2==0)
        return put(n*n,p/2)%m;
    if(p%2!=0)
        return n*put(n*n,(p-1)/2)%m;
}

int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    int n,p;
    f>>n>>p;
    int x;
    g<<put(n,p);
}