#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

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

int main()
{
    int N,P;
    fin>>N>>P;
    fout<<RidicareLogaritmica(N , P);
    return 0;
}