#include<fstream>
using namespace std;

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

int mod=1999999973,n,p;

int putere(int n,int p)
{
    int rest=1;
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    if(p==1)
        return n%mod;
    else
    {
        while(p!=0)
        {
            if(p%2==1)
                rest=(1LL*rest*n)%mod;
            n=(1LL*n*n)%mod;
            p/=2;
        }
    }
    return rest;
}

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