#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

const long long MOD = 1999999973;

long long output(long long baza, long long putere) {
    long long rez = 1;
    baza %= MOD; 

    while (putere > 0) {
        if (putere % 2 == 1) {
            rez = (rez * baza) % MOD;
        }
        baza = (baza * baza) % MOD;
        putere/= 2;
    }
    return rez;
}

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

    long long n, p;
    if (fin >> n >> p) {
        fout << output(n, p) << "\n";
    }

    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}