#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream Gigi ("lgput.in");
ofstream Marcel ("lgput.out");
const int mod=1999999973;
long long putere (unsigned int n,unsigned int p)
{
    long long a=n,s=1;
    int i;
    for (i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++){
        if (((1<<i)&p)!=0) s=(s*a)%mod;
        a=(a*a)%mod;
    }
    return s;
}
int main()
{
    unsigned int n,p;
    Gigi>>n>>p;
    //cin>>n>>p;
    Marcel<<putere(n,p);
    //cout<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}