#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

#define Nr 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

long long logh_exp(long long N,long long P){
    if(P == 0)
        return 1;

    if(P % 2 == 0 ){
        return logh_exp((N*N)%Nr,P/2);
    }
    else
        return N*logh_exp(N,P-1)%Nr;
}

long long exp(long long n,long long p){
    long long ans = 1;
    while(p>0){
        if(p%2 == 1){
            ans = (ans * n) % Nr;
            p--;
        }
            n = (n*n)%Nr;
            p /= 2;
    }
    return ans;
}

int main()
{
    long long  N,P;
    fin>>N>>P;
    fout<<logh_exp(N,P);

    return 0;
}