#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD=1999999973;

int n,p;

int ridicarelaputere(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;
}
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<ridicarelaputere(n,p);
    return 0;
}