#include <fstream>
#define tip long long
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const int MOD=1999999973;
tip p,n,putere(tip,tip);
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}
tip putere(tip b,tip e)
{
    tip r=1;
    while(e)
    {
        if(e%2)
            r=(r*b)%MOD;
        b=(b*b)%MOD;
        e/=2;
    }
    return r;
}