#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
int const m=1999999973;

int ridicare(int n, int p){
int r=1;
while(p){
    if(p%2==1)
        r=(1LL * r * n)%m;
    n=(1LL*n*n)%m;
    p=p/2;
}
return r;
}

int main(){
int n,p;
in >> n >> p;
out << ridicare(n,p);
return 0;
}