#include <iostream>
#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
const int m=1999999973;
unsigned int N,P;
unsigned int putere(unsigned int x, unsigned int n)
{
    long long p=1;
    while(n>0)
    {
        if(n%2==1)
        {
            p=p*x;
            n--;
        }
        x=x*x;
        n=n/2;
    }
    return p;
}
int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    f>>N>>P;
    g<<(putere(N,P))%m;
    return 0;
}