#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

int main()
{
    long long n,p,s=1,i,x=1999999973;
    in>>n>>p;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==0)
        {
            p/=2;
            n=(n*n)%x;
        }
        else
        {
            p--;
            s=(s*n)%x;
        }
    }
    out<<s;
    return 0;
}