#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define m  1999999973;
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    int p;
    long long t = 1, n;
    f >> n >> p;
    while(p!=0)
    {
        if(p%2!=0)
        {
            t=(t*n)%m;
            p--;
        }
        n=(n*n)%m;
        p=p/2;
    }
    g << t;
    f.close();
    g.close();
    return 0;
}