#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

long long mod = 1999999973;

int main()
{
    long long n, p, rez;
    fin >> n >> p;
    rez = 1;
    while (p != 0)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1) {
            rez = (rez * n) % mod;
        }
        n = (n * n) % mod;
        p = p / 2;
    }
    fout << rez;
    return 0;
}