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

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

const long long mod = 1999999973;

#define cin f
#define cout g
long long power(long long n, long long p) {
    long long ans = 1;
    while(p) {
        n = n % mod;
        if(p % 2 == 1) {
            ans = (ans % mod * n) % mod; 
            p--;
        }
        else {
            n = (n * n) % mod;
            p /= 2;
        }
    }
    return ans % mod;
}

int main() {
    long long n, p;
    cin >> n >> p;
    cout << power(n, p);
    return 0;
}