#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define ll long long int
#define double long double
#define pb push_back
#define endl '\n'
#define er erase
#define sz size
#define in insert
#define mp make_pair
#define f first
#define s second
#define mod 1000000007
using namespace std;

ll n, p, x, ans, m=1999999973;

int main()
{
    ofstream cin("lgput.in");
    ifstream cout("lgput.out");
    cin<<n<<p;
    ans=1;
    x=n;
    for(ll i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
    {
        if(((1<<i)&p)>0)
            ans=(ans*x)%m;
        x=(x*x)%m;
    }
    cout>>ans;
}