#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int Mod = 1999999973;

int n, x;

int Lgput(int a, int b)
{
    int p = 1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b % 2) p = 1LL * p * a % Mod;
        a = 1LL * a * a % Mod;
        b /= 2;
    }

    return p;
}

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

    fout << Lgput(n, x) << "\n";

    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}