#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    long long n,nlaputere,rez,p,modulo=1999999973;
    f>>n>>p;
    nlaputere=n;
    rez=1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
        {
            rez=(rez*nlaputere)%modulo;
        }
        p=p/2;
        nlaputere=(nlaputere*nlaputere)%modulo;
    }
    g<<rez;
    f.close();
    g.close();
    return 0;
}