#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 x = a % MOD;
    int val = 1;
    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;
}