#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int n, p;

int exp(int n, int p)
{
    if(p == 0)return 1;
    else if(p % 2 == 1)return n * exp(n * n, (p - 1) / 2) % MOD;
    else if(p % 2 == 0)return exp(n * n, p / 2) % MOD;

}

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