#include <fstream>
#include <bitset>
#define ll long long
using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;
ll n, p;

int main()
{
    cin >> n >> p;
    
    ll rez = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
            rez = (rez * n) % MOD;
        n = (n * n) % MOD;
        p /= 2;
    }

    cout << rez;

    return 0;
}