#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
const int MOD=1999999973;
long long n,p;
void lgput(int a,int b)
{
    long long rez=1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2)
            rez=(1LL*rez*a)%MOD;
        a=(1LL*a*a)%MOD;
        b/=2;
    }
    out<<rez;
}
int main()
{
    in>>n>>p;
    lgput(n,p);
    return 0;
}