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