#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

#define MOD 1999999973

int magic(long long int n, long long int p) {
    long long int result = 1;
    while(p > 0) {
        if(p % 2 == 1) {
            result = (result * n) % MOD;
        }
        n = (n * n) % MOD;
        p /= 2;
    }

    return result % MOD;
}

int main()
{
    long long int n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << magic(n, p) << "\n";
    return 0;
}