#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out ("lgput.out");
const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long putere(long long baza, long long exp)
{
    if(exp == 1)
        return baza%MOD;
    else
    {
        if(exp%2 == 0)
            return ((putere(baza, exp/2)%MOD)*(putere(baza, exp/2)%MOD))%MOD;
        return (putere(baza, exp-1)%MOD) *(baza%MOD)%MOD;
    }
}

int main()
{
    long long n, p;
    in >> n >>p;
    out << putere(n, p);
    return 0;
}