#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int M = 1999999973;

int putere(int a, int n)
{
    int p = 1;

    while (n != 0)
    {   
        int cifb = n % 2;

        if (cifb != 0)
        {
            p = (long long)p * a % M;
        }
        a = (long long)a * a % M;
        n = n / 2;
    }

    return p;
}

int main()
{
    int n, p;
    in >> n >> p;

    out << putere(n, p);
    
    in.close();
    out.close();

    return 0;
}