#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
int N,P;
int putere( int x, int p)
{
    long long m=1999999973;
    if (p==0)
        return 1;
    long long aux=putere (x,p/2);
    if (p%2==0)
        return aux*aux%m;
    return aux*aux*x%m;
}
int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    f>>N>>P;
    g<<putere(N,P);
    return 0;
}