#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const long long MOD=1999999973;
long long n, p;
long long put(long long base, long long exp)
{
    long long x=1;
    while(exp>0)
    {
        if(exp%2==1)
            x=(x*base)%MOD;
        exp/=2;
        base=(base*base)%MOD;
    }
    return x;
}
int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    n%=MOD;
    fout << put(n, p);
    return 0;
}