#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long epq(long long n, long long p)
{
    if(p == 1)
    {
        return n % MOD;
    }
    if(p % 2 == 0)
    {
        return epq((n*n) % MOD, p>>1)%MOD;
    }
    else
    {
        return(n * epq((n*n) % MOD, p>>1) % MOD);
    }
}

int main()
{
    long long n, p;

    fin>>n>>p;

    fout<<epq(n, p)%MOD;

    return 0;
}