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

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int ridicareLogaritmica(int n, int p) {
	int r = 1;
	while (p) {
		if (p % 2 == 1)
			r = (1LL * r * n) % MOD;
		n = (1LL * n * n) % MOD;
		p /= 2;
	}
	return r;
}
int main() {
	int n, p;
	fin >> n >> p;
	fout << ridicareLogaritmica(n, p);
	
	return 0;
}