#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int n, p;
int res = 1;

void lgput(int n, int p) {
  for(int i = 0; (1 << i) <= p; i++) {
    if(0 < ((1 << i) & p))
      res = (res * n) % MOD;

    n = (n * n) % MOD;
  }
}

int main()
{
  in >> n >> p;

  lgput(n, p);

  out << res << '\n';

  in.close();
  out.close();

  return 0;
}