#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

#define ll long long

const ll MOD = 1999999973;

ll pow(ll n, ll p)
{
    if (p == 0)
    {
        return 1;
    }

    if (p % 2 == 0)
    {
        ll x = pow(n, p / 2) % MOD;
        return x * x % MOD;
    }
    else
    {
        return n * (pow(n, p - 1) % MOD) % MOD;
    }
}

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

    ll n = 0;
    ll p = 0;

    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << pow(n, p) % MOD;
}