#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int m=1999999973;

int main ()
{
  int i,n,p;
  long long sol=1,a;
  in>>n>>p;
  a=n;
  for (i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
  {
    if (((1<<i)&p)>0)
        sol= (sol * a) % m;

        a=(a * a) % m;
  }
  out<<sol;
  return 0;
}