#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

#define D 1999999973
long long int n, p;
long long int LG( int n, int p );

int main()
{
    is >> n >> p;

    os << LG( n, p );

    is.close();
    os.close();
    return 0;
}

long long int LG( int n, int p )
{
    if ( p == 0 )
        return 1;
    if ( p == 1 )
        return n;
    int aux = LG( n, p / 2 );
    aux = ( aux * aux ) % D;
    if ( p % 2 == 1 )
    {
        aux *= n;
        aux %= D;
    }
    return aux;
}