#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
const int m = 1999999973;
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    int a,sol=1,i;
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    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;
}