#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD=1999999973;
long long n,m,p;

int main()
{
    fin >> m >> p;
    n=1LL;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2LL==1LL)
        {
            n=(n*m)%MOD;
            p--;
        }
        else
        {
            n=(n*n)%MOD;
            p/=2LL;
        }
    }
    fout << n;
	return 0;
}