#include<fstream>
#define k 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long n,p;
long long putere(long long n, long long p)
{
    long long x;
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    else
    {
        x=putere(n,p/2);
        if(p%2==0)
            return ( x%k * x%k ) %k;
        else
             return ( (x%k * x%k)%k * n%k) %k;
    }
}
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<putere(n,p);

    return 0;
}