#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const int mod = 1999999973;
long long Put(long long n,long long p)
{
    long r=1;
    while(p>0)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
        {
            r=(r*n)%mod;
        }
        n=(n*n)%mod;
        p/=2;
    }
    return r;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<Put(n,p);
    return 0;
}