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

const int modul = 1999999973;

unsigned long long rp(const unsigned long long& x, const unsigned long long& n) {
	if(n == 0) return 1;
	if(n % 2 == 0) {
		unsigned long long p = rp(x, n/2) % 1999999973;
		return (p * p) % modul;
	}
	return ((x % modul) * (rp(x, n-1) % modul)) % modul;
}

int main(void) {
	unsigned long long n, p;
	// citire
	ifstream fin("lgput.in");
	fin >> n >> p;
	fin.close();
	
	// afisare
	ofstream fout("lgput.out");
	fout << rp(n, p) % modul;
	fout.close();
	
	return 0;
}