#include<algorithm>
#include<bitset>
#include<cmath>
#include<cstdio>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<cstring>
#include<ctime>
#include<deque>
#include<fstream>
#include<iomanip>
#include<iostream>
#include<map>
#include<queue>
#include<set>
#include<stack>
#include<unordered_map>
#include<unordered_set>
#include<utility>
#include<vector>

using namespace std;

#define dbg(x) (cout<<#x<<" = "<<(x)<<'\n')
#ifdef HOME
const string inputFile = "input.txt";
const string outputFile = "output.txt";
#else
const string problemName = "permutari";
const string inputFile = problemName + ".in";
const string outputFile = problemName + ".out";
#endif // HOME

typedef long long int lld;
typedef pair<int, int> PII;
typedef pair<int, lld> PIL;
typedef pair<lld, int> PLI;
typedef pair<lld, lld> PLL;

const int INF = (1LL << 31) - 1;
const lld LINF = (1LL << 62) - 1;
const int dx[] = {1, 0, -1, 0, 1, -1, 1, -1};
const int dy[] = {0, 1, 0, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1};
const int MOD = 1999999973;

const int NMAX = 8 + 5;
const int MMAX = 100000 + 5;
const int KMAX = 100000 + 5;
const int PMAX = 100000 + 5;
const int LMAX = 100000 + 5;
const int VMAX = 100000 + 5;

lld N, P;

lld expLog(lld B, lld E) {
    if(E == 0) return 1;
    if(E == 1) return B % MOD;
    lld t = expLog(B, E / 2);
    return ((t * t) % MOD * expLog(B, E % 2)) % MOD;
}

int main() {
    int i;

#ifndef ONLINE_JUDGE
    freopen(inputFile.c_str(), "r", stdin);
    freopen(outputFile.c_str(), "w", stdout);
#endif

    scanf("%lld%lld", &N, &P);

    printf("%lld\n", expLog(N, P));

    return 0;
}