#include <fstream>
#include <string.h>

using namespace std;

const int m = 1999999973;
unsigned int i, n, p;
long long a, sol = 1;

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

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;

    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}