#include <iostream> 
#include <fstream> 

using namespace std; 

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;
int n, p;

int putere(int n, int p)
{
    int sol = 1;
    while (p)
    {
        if(p & 1)
        {
            sol = (sol * n) % MOD;
        }
        n = (n * n) % MOD;
        p = p / 2;
    }
    return sol;
}

int main()
{ 
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << putere(n, p);
    return 0;
}