#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const int MOD=1999999973;
long long x;
long long n, p;
int putere(long long a, long long b)
{
    long long ret=1, aux=a;
    long long i;
    for(i=1;i<=b;i=i<<1)
    {
        if(i&b) ret=(ret*aux);
        aux=aux*aux;
        ret%=MOD;
        aux%=MOD;
    }
    return ret;
}
int main ()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}