#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
int main()
{
    long long n,p,MOD=1999999973,r = 1;
    in>>n>>p;
    ///n=n*n;
    while(p!=1)
    {
        if(p%2==0)
        {
            n=(n*n)%MOD;
            p=p/2;
        }
        else
        {
            r=(r*n)%MOD;
            p--;
        }
    }
    n = (n * r)  % MOD;
    out<<n%MOD;
    return 0;
}