#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const int mod=1999999973;
long long putere(int n, int p)
{
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    if(p%2==0)
    {
        long long k=putere(n, p/2);
        return k*k%mod;
    }
    if(p%2==1)
        return putere(n, p-1)*n%mod;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}