#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define N 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    int n,p,r=1;
    fin>>n>>p;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2!=0)
        {
            r=(r*n)%N;
        }
        n=(n*n)%N;
        p/=2;
    }
    fout<<r%N;
    return 0;
}