#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int modulo=1999999973;

void power(long long n,long long p,long long &solution){
    if(p){
        if(p%1){
            solution=solution*n%modulo;
        }
        n=n*n%modulo;
        p=p/2;
        power(n,p,solution);
    }
}
int main(){
    long long n,p,solution;
    fin>>n>>p;
    solution=1;
    power(n,p,solution);
    fout<<solution;
    return 0;
}