#include <bits/stdc++.h>
typedef long long ll;

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

ll n, p;
const int MOD=1999999973;

ll lgput(ll n, ll p)
{
    ll a=1;
    while(p>0)
    {
        if(p&1)
        {
            a=(a*n)%MOD;
            p--;
        }
        n=(n*n)%MOD;
        p>>=1;
    }
    return a;
}

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << lgput(n, p);
    return 0;
}