#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

long long n,p;
const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long ridicare_putere(long long baza, long long exp)
{
    long long rez = 1;
    while (exp > 0)
        if (exp % 2 == 0)
            {exp /= 2;
            baza *= baza;
            baza %= MOD;
            }
        else
            {--exp;
            rez *= baza;
            rez %= MOD;
            }
    return rez % MOD;
}

int main()
{
    in>>n>>p;
    out<<ridicare_putere(n,p) % MOD;
    return 0;
}