#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const int mod = 1999999973;
int lg(int n, int p)
{
    int r = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p & 1)
            r = (1LL * r * n) % mod;
        n  = (1LL*n*n) % mod;
        p /= 2;
    }
    return r;
}
int main()
{
    int n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << lg(n, p);
    return 0;
}