#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define ll long long

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;
int ridicare_la_putere(int n, int p)
{
    int r = 1;
    while(p) {
        if(p%2 == 1)
            r = (ll)r*n;
        n = (ll)n*n;
        p/=2;
    }
    return r % MOD;
}

int main()
{
    int n, p;
    in >> n >> p;
    out << ridicare_la_putere(n, p);
    return 0;
}