#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int ridicare_logaritmica(int N, int P) {

    int r = 1;
    while (N) {
        if (P % 2 == 1)
            r = r * N;
        N *= N;
        P /= 2;
    }
    return r;
}

int main(){
    unsigned N, P;
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");

    f >> N >> P;

    cout << ridicare_logaritmica(N, P) % MOD;
  	return 0;
}