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

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

const int m = 1999999973;
long long n;
unsigned int p_actual, p, baza;

int main(){
    long long p_actual = 1, baza;
    fin >> n >> p;
    baza = n;
    while( (p_actual << 1) <= p){
        n = (n*n) % m;
        p_actual = (p_actual << 1);
    }
    for(int i=1; i<=p-p_actual; i++) n = (n*baza) % m ;
    fout << n; 
    return 0;
}