#include <fstream>
#define nmax 10001

using namespace std;

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

long long n,p,i,sol=1,a;

const int m=1999999973;

int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    a=n;
    for(i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
    {
        if(((1<<i)&p)>0)
            sol=(sol*a)%m;
        a=(a*a)%m;
    }
    fout<<sol;
    return 0;
}