#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
#define M 1999999973
#define ull unsigned long long
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

ull putere(ull n,ull p)
{
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    ull A=1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
            A = (A * n) % M;
        A = (A * A) % M;
        p /= 2;
    }
    return A % M;
}

int main()
{
    ull n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}