#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long N,P,q,x,M;
int cif;
int main()
{
    fin>>N>>P;
    M=1999999973;
    q=1;
    x=N;
    while(P!=0)
    {
        cif=P%2;
        if(cif==1)
        {
            q=(q*x)%M;
        }
        x=(x*x)%M;
        P=P/2;
    }
    fout<<q;
    return 0;
}