#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define ll long long
#define pb push_back
using namespace std;
const ll mod = 1999999973;

ll calc(ll n, ll p){
    if(p == 0) return 1;
    else {
        ll res = calc(n,p/2);
        res = (res * res) % mod;
        if(p%2) res = (res * n) % mod;
        return res;
    }
}

int main()
{   
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
   
    ll n,p;
    cin >> n >> p;
    
    cout << calc(n,p);
  
    
    
    


    return 0;
}