#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
const long long mod=1999999973;
long long power(long long a,long long b)
{
    if(b==0) return 1;
    long long x=power(a,b/2);
    if(b%2) return (((x*x)%mod)*a)%mod;
    return (x*x)%mod;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    cin>>n>>p;
    n%=mod;
    cout<<power(n,p);
    return 0;
}