#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    long long n,p,prod=1,i,mod=1999999973;
    ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
    ofstream fout ("lgput.out");
    fin>>n>>p;
    for(i=1;i<=p;i*=2)
    {
        if(p==i)
        {
            prod=(1LL*prod*n)%mod;
        }
        else
        {
            n=(1LL*n*n)%mod;
        }
    }
    fout<<prod;
}