#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");

long long MOD = 1999999973;
long long n, p, r;
int main()
{
    r = 1;
    fin >> n >> p;
    while(p > 1)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
            r = (r * n * 1ll) % MOD;
        n = (n * n * 1ll) % MOD;
        p = p / 2;
    }
    fout << n * r;
    return 0;
}