#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
int const M=1999999973;
int lgput(long long n,long long p)
{
    if(p%2==0)
        return lgput(n*n%M,p/2);
    if(p==1)
        return n;
    return (n*lgput(n*n%M,p/2))%M;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    in>>n>>p;
    out<<lgput(n,p);
    return 0;
}