#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out ("lgput.out");
#define mod=1999999973;
int main()
{
    int n,p=1,P;
    in>>n>>P;
    while (P)
    {
        if (P%2==1)
        p=(p%mod)*(n%mod);
        n=(n*mod)*(n%mod);
        P=(P%mod)%2;
    }
    out<<p%mod;
    return 0;
}