#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int m=1999999973;

int main()
{
	long long int n,p,rez=1;
	ifstream fin("lgput.in");
	ofstream fout("lgput.out");
	fin>>n>>p;
	
	while(p>0)
	{
		if(p%2==1) rez=rez*n%m;
		n=n*n%m;
		p/=2;
	}
	
	fout<<rez%m;
}