#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
string problema = "lgput";
ifstream f(problema + ".in");
ofstream g(problema + ".out");
#ifndef offline
#define cin f
#define cout g
#endif
long long n, p, i, a, nImp, sol = 1;
const long long MOD = 1999999973, unu = 1;

int main()
{
    cin >> n >> p;
    long long a = n;
    for (i = 0; (unu << i) <= p; i++)
    {
        if ((p & (unu << i)) > 0)
            sol = (sol * a) % MOD;
        a = (a * a) % MOD;
    }
    cout << sol;
    return 0;
}