#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define NR 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long int put(long long int n, long long int p)
{
  if(p == 0)
    return 1;
  if(p % 2 == 0)
    return put(n*n, p/2)%NR;
  return n*put(n*n, (p-1)/2)%NR;
}
int main() {
long long int n, p;
fin >> n >> p;
fout << put(n, p)%NR;

  return 0;
}