#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long pwr(long long b, long exp)
{
    if(!exp)
    {
        return 1;
    }
    if(exp % 2)
    {
        return b * (pwr(b * b, exp / 2)%MOD) % MOD;
    }
    return (pwr(b * b, exp / 2)%MOD) % MOD;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<pwr(n,p);
    return 0;
}