#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int main()
{
    int N,P,Sol = 1;

    fin >> N >> P;

    while(P)
      {
        if(P%2 == 1)
          Sol = (1LL * Sol * N) % MOD;
        N = (1LL * N * N) % MOD;
        P = P / 2;
      }

    fout<<Sol<<"\n";
    return 0;
}