#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
long long n,p,r,MOD=1999999973;;
int main()
{
    cin>>n>>p;
    r=1;
    while(p>1)
    {
        if(p%2==1) r=(1LL*r*n)%MOD;
        n=(1LL*n*n)%MOD;
        p=p/2;
    }
    cout<<(n*r)%MOD;
}