#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
const int diviz=1999999973;
int n,p;

void citire()
{
	ifstream fin("lgput.in");
	fin>>n>>p;
	fin.close();
}
int power(int x,int put)
{
	if (put==0)
		return 1;
	else if (put==1)	
		return x;
	else if (put%2)	
		return (x*(power(x*x,(put-1)>>1))%diviz)%diviz;
	else
		return power(x*x,(put>>1))%diviz;
}
void afisare()
{
	ofstream fout("lgput.out");
	fout<<power(n,p)<<'\n';
	fout.close();
}
int main()
{
	citire();
	afisare();
	return 0;
}