#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const unsigned int MOD = 1999999973;

long long epq(long long x, long long p) {
    if(p == 1) {
        return x % MOD;
    }
    else {
        if(p & 1) {
            return (x * epq((x * x) % MOD, p >> 1)) % MOD;
        }
        else {
            return epq((x * x) % MOD, p >> 1) % MOD;
        }
    }
}

int main() {
    long long n, p, x;
    inf >> n >> p;
    outf << epq(n, p);
    return 0;
}