#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD=1999999973;

int lgput(int n,int p){
    int r=1;

    while(p){
        if(p%2==1)
        r=(1LL*r*n)%MOD;

        n=(1LL*n*n)%MOD;
        p=p/2;

    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
    int n,p;
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<lgput(n,p);

    f.close();
    g.close();
    return 0;
}