#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const int MOD=1999999973;
int lgput(long long n,long long p)
{
    long long nr=1;
    while (p>0)
    {
        if (p%2==1) nr=nr*n%MOD;
        p/=2;
        n=n*n%MOD;
    }
    return nr;
}
int main()
{
    long long p,n;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<lgput(n,p);
    return 0;
}