#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

const int MOD = 1999999973;

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

long long n, p;

long long ppow(long long n, long long p){
    long long memb = 1;
    while(p!=1){
        if(p % 2 == 1){
            p--;
            memb = (memb * n) % MOD;
        }
        else{
            p /= 2;
            n = (n * n) % MOD;
        }
    }
    return ((n * memb) % MOD);
}

int main() {

    in >> n >> p;

    out << ppow(n, p);
    return 0;
}