#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int n,p;
const int c=1999999973;

long long expo(int baza, int exp)
{
    if(exp==0)
        return 1;
    else
    {
        long long tmp=expo(baza,exp/2)%c;
        if(exp%2)
            return (((tmp*tmp)%c)*baza)%c;
        else
            return (tmp*tmp)%c;
    }
}

int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<expo(n,p)%c;
    f.close();
    g.close();
    return 0;
}