#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long powlg(int a,int p)
{
    long long val = 1, x = a % MOD;
    while(p > 0)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 0)
        {
            x =x * x % MOD;
            p /= 2;
        }
        else
        {
            val =val * x % MOD;
            p --;
        }
    }
    return val;
}


int main()
{
    long long n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << powlg(n, p) << endl;

    fin.close();
    fout.close();

    return 0;
}