#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
const int MOD=1999999973;

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

long long powlg(long long a,long long p)
{
    long long val=1,x=a%MOD;
    while(p>0)
    {
        if(p%2!=0)
            val=val*x%MOD;
        x=x*x%MOD;
        p /=2;
    }
    return val;
}
int main()
{
    long long N,P;
    fin>>N>>P;
    fout<<powlg(N,P);
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}