#include <stdio.h>
#define N 10001
#define M 1999999973
#define ll long long

int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    ll a,er=1;
    int n,p;
    scanf("%d %d",&n,&p);
    a=n;
    for(int i=0;(1<<i)<=p;++i)
    {
        if(((1<<i)&p)>0)
            er=(er*a)%M;
        a=(a*a)%M;
    }
    printf("%lld\n",er);
}