#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int n, p, rez;

int putere(int n, int p)
{
    int rez = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p & 1)
        {
            rez *= n % MOD;
            p--;
        }
        n *= n % MOD;
        p >>= 1;
    }
    return rez % MOD;
}

int main()
{
    in>>n>>p;
    rez = putere(n, p);
    out<<rez;
    return 0;
}