#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

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

long long x, p;

int Putere(long long x, long long p)
{	if (p==1) return x;
	else
	{	if (p%2==0) return (Putere(x, p/2)*Putere(x, p/2))%MOD;
		else return (Putere(x, p/2)*Putere(x, p/2)*x)%MOD;
	}
}

int main()
{	f>>x>>p;
	g<<Putere(x, p);
    return 0;
}