#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

const long long MOD = 1999999973;

int main()
{
    ifstream in("lgput.in");
    ofstream out("lgput.out");

    int n, p;
    in >> n >> p;

    long long x = n;
    long long sol = 1;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p % 2 == 1)
            sol = (sol * x) % MOD;
        x = (x * x) % MOD;
        p /= 2;
    }

    out << sol << '\n';

    return 0;
}