#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long rez=1,n,p,m=1999999973;
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    while(p>0)
    {
        if(p%2==0)
        {
            n=(n*n)%m;
            p=p/2;
        }
        else
        {
            rez=(rez*n)%m;
            p--;
        }
    }
    fout<<rez;
    return 0;
}