#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
const int mod=1999999973;
int LogExp(int a, int b)
{
    int rez=1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
            rez=(rez*a)%mod;
        a=(a*a)%mod;
        b=b/2;


    }
    return rez;
}
int main()
{int n,p;
 in>>n>>p;
 out<<LogExp(n,p);
    return 0;
}