#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
long long n, p;
const long long MOD = 1999999973;
long long logPow(long long n, long long p)
{
    long long r = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
            r = (1LL * r * n) % MOD;
        
        n = (1LL * n * n) % MOD;
        p /= 2;
    }
    return r;
}
int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    cin>>n>>p;
    
    cout<<logPow(n, p);
    return 0;
}