#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long logpow(int x, int p)
{
    if(p == 0)
        return 1;
    long long aux = logpow(x, p / 2) % MOD;

    if(p % 2 == 0)
        return aux * aux % MOD;
    else
        return x * aux * aux % MOD;
}

int main()
{
    int n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;

    fout << logpow(n, p);
    return 0;
}