#include<stdio.h>

long n,p;
const long m=1999999973;

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