// Ridicare la putere in timp logaritmic.cpp : This file contains the 'main' function. Program execution begins and ends there.
//

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
std::ifstream fin("lgput.in");
std::ofstream fout("lgput.out");
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;

ll plog(ll b, ll e)
{
    ll p = 1;
    for (; e; e >>= 1, b = (b * b) % MOD)
        if (e & 1)
            p = (p * b) % MOD;
    return p;
}

int main()
{
    ll N, P;
    fin >> N >> P;
    fout << plog(N, P);
    return 0;
}