#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define nmax 100000
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

const int mod=1999999973;

long long putere(long long n,long long p){
    long long rez=1;
    while(p){
        if(p%2==1)rez=rez%mod*n%mod;
        n=n%mod*n%mod;
        p/=2;
    }
    return rez%mod;
}

int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p);
}