#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
#define cin f
#define cout g

const long long mod = 1999999973;

int main() {
    long long n, p;
    cin >> n >> p;
    long long ans = 1;
    while(p) {
        if(p % 2 == 1) {
            ans = (ans * n) % mod; 
            p--;
        }
        n = (n * n) % mod;
        p /= 2;
    }
    cout << ans;
    return 0;
}