#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const long long mod = 1999999973;
long long int n, p, r=1;
int rez(long long n , long long p)
{
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
        {
            r*=n;
            r%=mod;
        }
        n*=n;
        n%=mod;
        p/=2;
    }
    return r;
}
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<rez(n,p);
}