#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

const long MOD = 1999999973;

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

long long powlg(long long a, long long p)
{
    long long val=1, x=a%MOD;
    while(p>0)
        if(p%2==0)
        {   x=x*x%MOD;
            p/=2;
        }
        else
        {
            val=val*x%MOD;
        }
        return val;
}
int main()
{   f>>a>>p;
    g<<powlg(a,p);
    return 0;
}