#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long n, p, ans = 1;

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;

    for (int i = 0; (1 << i) <= p; ++i) {
        if ((p & (1 << i)) > 0)
            ans = ((ans % MOD) * (n % MOD)) % MOD;
        n = ((n % MOD) * (n % MOD)) % MOD;
    }
    fout << ans;

    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}