#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

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

long long int RidicareLaPutere(long long int n, long long int p)
{
    if (n == 1 || p == 0)
        return 1;
    if (p == 1)
        return n % MOD;
    if (p % 2 == 1)
        return ((n % MOD) * (RidicareLaPutere(n, p - 1) % MOD)) % MOD;
    return ((RidicareLaPutere(n, p / 2) % MOD) * (RidicareLaPutere(n, p / 2) % MOD)) % MOD;
}

int main()
{
    unsigned int n, p;
    f >> n >> p;
    g << RidicareLaPutere(n, p);
    return 0;
}