#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
unsigned int n,p,i;
const int m = 1999999973;
long long a, sol = 1;
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    a=n;
    for(i=0;(1<<i)<=p;++i)
    {
        if (((1<<i) & p)> 0) sol= (sol * a) % m;
        a=(a*a)%m;
    }
    g<<sol;
    return 0;
}