#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int putere(long long a, long long b)
{
    long long rez = 1;
    while(b != 0)
    {
        if(b % 2 == 1)
        {
            rez = rez * a % MOD;
        }
        a = a * a % MOD;
        b /= 2;
    }
    return rez;
}

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

    return 0;
}