#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
const int MOD = 1999999973;
int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    long long int n,p;
    long long int rez=1;
    f>>n>>p;
    long long int x=n;
    while(p>0)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
        {
            rez=(rez*x)%MOD;
        }
        x=(x*x)%MOD;
        p=p/2;
    }
    g<<rez;
    return 0;
}