#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;

long long n, p;

int ridput(int n, int p)
{
    int r = 1;

    while(p){
        if(p % 2 == 1)
            r = (1LL * r * n) % mod;
        n = (1LL * n * n) % mod;
        p /= 2;
    }

    return r;
}

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;

    fout << ridput(n, p);
    return 0;
}