#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream inf("lgput.in");
ofstream outf("lgput.out");

const unsigned int MOD = 1999999973;

int main() {
    long long n, p, x = 1;
    inf >> n >> p;
    while(p > 1) {
        if(p & 1) {
            x = (x * n) % MOD;
        }
        n = (n * n) % MOD;
        p >>= 1;
    }
    outf << (n * x) % MOD;
    return 0;
}