#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const int mod=1999999973;
long long n,p,r=1;
int RidicareLog(long long n,long long p)
{
    if(p==0)
        return r;
    if(p%2==1)
        r*=n;

    return RidicareLog(n*n,p/2);

}
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<RidicareLog(n,p)%mod;
    return 0;
}