#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int main() {
    int n,p;
    long long Pow = 1,a;
    fin>>n>>p;
    a = n;
    while(p != 0){
        if(p%2){
            Pow = (Pow*a)%MOD;
        }
        a=(a*a)%MOD;
        p/=2;
    }
    fout<<Pow<<'\n';
    return 0;
}