#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

const long long R = 1999999973;
long long n, p;

long long put(long long ex) {
    if(ex==0)
        return 1;
    long long p = put(ex/2);
    if(ex%2==1)
        return 1LL*(p*p)%R*1LL*n%R;
    else
        return 1LL*(p*p)%R;
}

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

    fin>>n>>p;
    fout << put(p);


    return 0;
}