#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const long int MD = 1999999973;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int lg(int n, int p)
{
    int rez = 1;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p & 1)
            rez = (1ll * rez * n) % MD;
        n = (1ll * n * n) % MD;
        p /= 2;
    }
    return rez;
}
int main()
{
    int n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << lg(n, p);
}