#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

long long n,p,m=1999999973;
long long R(long long  x,long long p)
{
    if(p==0)return 1;
    if(p==1)return x;
    if(p%2==0)
        return R(x*x,p/2)%m;
    if(p%2==1)
        return (x * R(x*x,(p-1)/2))%m;
}
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<R(n%m,p)%m;
    return 0;
}