#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int M=1999999973;
int putere(int a,int n){
    int p=1,cifb;
    while(n){
        cifb=n%2;
        if(cifb>0) p=(long long)p*a%M;
        a=(long long)a*a%M;
        n/=2;
    }
    return p;
}
int main(){
    int n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<putere(n,p);
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}