#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fi("lgput.in");
ofstream fo("lgput.out");

const int mo=1999999973;

long int ridicare(long int a, long int b)
{
    long int r=1;

    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2)
            r =( 1LL * r * a) % mo;
        a= (1LL * a * a) %mo;
        b=b / 2;
    }

    return r%mo;
}

int main()
{
    long int n,p;

    fi>>n>>p;

    fo<<ridicare(n,p);

    return 0;
}