#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
long long rez,x,p,n;
const long long mod=1999999973;
int main()
{
    cin>>x>>p;
    rez=1;
    while(p!=0)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
        {
            rez=(rez*x)%mod;
        }
        x=(x*x)%mod;
        p=p/2;
    }
    cout<<rez;
    return 0;
}