#include<stdio.h>

long n,p;
const long m=1999999973;

long power(int x, int n)
 { if (n==0) return 1;
      else if (n%2==0) return power(x*x%m,n/2);
	     else return x%m*power(x*x%m,(n-1)/2);

     }


int main ()
 {  FILE*f=fopen("lgput.in","r");
    FILE*g=fopen("lgput.out","w");
    fscanf(f,"%ld%ld",&n,&p);
    fprintf(g,"%ld",power(n,p));
    fcloseall();
    return 0; }