#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;
int n, p;
long long ans = 1;

long long LogP(int a, int p){
    while(p){
        if( p % 2 == 1 )
            ans = 1LL * ans * a % mod;
        p /= 2;
        a = 1LL * a * a % mod;
    }
    return ans;
}

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << LogP(n, p) << "\n";

    return 0;
}