#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int m = 1999999973;

int ridicare(int n, int p)
{
    int r = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
            r = (1LL * r * n) % m;
        n = (1LL * n * n) % m;
        p = p / 2;
    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
    int n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << ridicare(n, p);

    return 0;
}