#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

long long N,P;
const int m=1999999973;

long long lg_put(long long x, long long p)
{
    long long rez=1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1) 
           rez=((rez%m)*x)%m;
            x=(x%m)*(x%m);
            p=p/2; 
    }
    return rez;
}

int main()
{
    fin>>N>>P;
    fout<<lg_put(N,P);
}