#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
const int mod = 1999999973;

long long lgput(int a, int b)
{
    if(b == 1)
        return a;
    long long rez = lgput(a, b / 2);
    if(b % 2 == 0)
        return (rez * rez) % mod;
    return ((rez * rez) % mod) * a % mod;
}


int main()
{
    int n, p;
    in >> n >> p;
    out << lgput(n, p);
    return 0;
}