#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
#define MOD 1999999973
int main()
{
     unsigned long long n,p=1,P;
    in>>n>>P;
    while(P)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
        p=(p%MOD)*(n%MOD);
        n=(n%MOD)*(n%MOD);
        p=(p%MOD)/2;

         }
         out<<p%MOD;


    return 0;
}