#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int ridicarePutere(int N, int P)
{
    int r=1;
    while(P)
    {
        if(P%2==1)
            r =(1LL * r * N)%MOD ;
        N=(1LL * N * N)%MOD ;
        P = P/2;
    }
    return r;
}
void Read()
{
    int N,P;
    in>>N>>P;
    out << ridicarePutere(N,P);
}

int main()
{
    Read();
    return 0;
}