#include <fstream>

const int MOD = 1999999973;

using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long long n,p;

int power(int n, int p)
{
    if (p==0)
        return 1;
    long long rez;
    rez = power(n,p/2);
    rez = (rez * rez) % MOD;
    if (p % 2 ==1)
        rez = (rez * n) % MOD;
    return rez;
}

int main()
{
    f >> n >> p;
    g << power(n,p);
    f.close();
    g.close();
    return 0;
}