#include <fstream>
#define M 1999999973
using namespace std;

    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long putere(long long n, long long p)
{
     long long sol=1;
     n%=M;
     while(p)
     {
         if(p%2==1)
            sol=(sol*n)%M;
        n=(n*n)%M;
        p=p/2;
     }
     return sol;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}