#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int mod=1999999973;

int main () {
    long long n, p;
    fin>>n>>p;

    long long sol=1;
    for (int i=1; i<=p; i*=2) {
        if ((p&i)!=0) {
            sol=(sol*n)%mod;
        }
        n=(n*n)%mod;
    }
    fout<<sol%mod<<"\n";
    return 0;
}