#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

int N, P;
const int MOD = 1999999973;

int ridicareLaPutere(int N, int P){
    int r = 1;
    while(P){
        if (P % 2 == 1)
            r = (1LL * r * N) % MOD;
        N = (1LL * N * N) % MOD;
        P /= 2;
    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
    fin >> N >> P;
    fout << ridicareLaPutere(N, P);
}