#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;

long long n, p, r = 1;

int ridput(int n, int p)
{
    if(p == 0)
        return 1;
    else if(p == 1)
        return n % mod;
    else if(p % 2 == 0)
        return ridput((n % mod) * (n % mod), p / 2);
    else
        return (n % mod) * (ridput((n % mod) * (n % mod), (p - 1) / 2)) % mod;
}

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;

    fout << ridput(n, p);
    return 0;
}