#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int m = 1999999973;

int main()
{
    unsigned int i, n, p;
    long long a, sol = 1;
    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;
}