#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long n,s=1;
int p;
long long MOD=1999999973;
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
            s=(s*n)%MOD;
        n=(n*n)%MOD;
        p=p/2;
    }
  g<<s;
    return 0;
}