#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>

using namespace std;

const int m = 1999999973;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    int n,p;
    long long int x,sol = 1;
    f>>n>>p;
    x=n;
    for(int i = 0 ;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
    {
        if( ((1<<i) & p)!=0)
            sol = (sol * x) % m;
        x=(x*x)%m;
    }
    g<<sol;
    return 0;
}