#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

const int N = 1999999973;

ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
// auto& in = cin;
// auto& out = cout;

int main(){
	long long n, p;
	in>>n>>p;
	long long rez = 1;
	long long crt = n;
	while(p) {
		if(p % 2 == 1)
			rez = (rez * crt) % N;
		p /= 2;
		crt = (crt * crt) % N;
	}
	out<<rez<<endl;
	return 0;
}