#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const int m = 1999999973;
long long n, p;
long long exp(long long n, long long p)
{
    if (p == 0) return 1;
    else if (p == 1) return n;
    else if (p % 2 == 0) return exp((n * n) % m, p/2)%m;
    else if (p % 2 == 1) return n * (exp((n * n) % m, (p-1)/2)) % m;
}
int main()
{
    f >> n >> p;
    g << exp(n, p);
    return 0;
}