#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;

long long put(long long n, long long p)
{
    long long sol = 1;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p % 2 == 1)
            sol = sol * n % mod;
        n = n * n % mod;
        p = p / 2;
    }
    return sol;
}

int main()
{
    int n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << put(n, p) << '\n';
    return 0;
}