#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

const int DIV = 1999999973;

long long power(long long base, long long pow) {
    if (pow == 0) {
        return 1;
    }
    if (pow % 2 == 0) {
        return (power(base, pow / 2) % DIV * (power(base, pow / 2) % DIV)) % DIV;
    } else {
        return (base % DIV * (power(base, pow - 1) % DIV)) % DIV;
    }
}

int main() {
    long long n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << power(n, p);
}