#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;

long long n, p, sol = 1;

int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    for(int i=0; (1<<i) <= p; i++)
    {
        if((1<<i) & p)
            sol = (sol * n) % mod;
        n = (n * n) % mod;
    }
    fout<<sol;
    return 0;
}