#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

const int n_max=10001;
const int m=1999999973;

int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    unsigned int i,n,p;

    long long a,sol=1;

    scanf("%d%d",&n,&p);
    a=n;
    for(int i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
    {
        if(((1<<i)&p)>0)
            sol=(sol*a)%m;

        a=(a*a)%m;
    }
    printf("%lld",sol);

}