#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;

long long n, p;

void Read(){
    fin >> n >> p;
}

long long LgPow(long long base, long long exponent){
    long long aux = base, ans = 1;
    while (exponent){
        if (exponent % 2 == 1)
            ans = ans * aux % mod;
        exponent /= 2;
        aux = aux * aux % mod;
    }
    return ans;
}

void Print(){
    fout << LgPow(n, p) << '\n';
}

int main(){
    Read();
    Print();
    return 0;
}