#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream f ("lgput.in");
ofstream g ("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long putere(int n, int p) {
	if (p == 0) return 1;

	long long aux = putere(n, p / 2);
	aux = (aux * aux) % MOD;

	if (p % 2 == 0) return aux;
	return (aux * n) % MOD;
}

int main() {
	int n, p;
	f >> n >> p;
	g << putere(n, p);
	return 0;
}