#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define int long long

using namespace std;

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

const int mod=1999999973;

int n, p;

int lgput (int a, int b)
{
    int p=1;
    a%=mod;
    while (b)
    {
        if (b%2==1)
        {
            p*=a;
            p%=mod;
        }
        a*=a;
        a%=mod;
        b/=2;
    }
    return p;
}

signed main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << lgput(n,p);
}