#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out ("lgput.out");
const int mod = 1999999973;

long long lgput(long long n, long long p)
{
    if (p == 0) return 1;
    else
    {
        long long a = lgput(n, p/2) % mod;
        if (p & 1) return (((n * a) % mod) * a) % mod;
        else return (a * a) % mod;
    }
}

int main()
{
    long long n, p; in >> n >> p;
    n = n % mod; p = p % mod;
    out << lgput(n, p) % mod;
    out.close(); return 0;
}