#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
	int n,p,w,y,cp;
	long long x,k; 
	ifstream in("lgput.in");
	ofstream out("lgput.out");
	in>>n>>p;
	x=n;
	k=1;
	w=1999999973;
	y=1;
	cp=p;
	while(p>0){
		while(p%2==0){
			x=(long long)(x*x)%w;
			p=p/2;
			y=y*2;
		}
		p=p-1;
		if(p==0){
			p=cp-y;
			cp=p;
			y=1;
			k=(long long)(k*x)%w;
			x=n;
		}
	}
	out<<k;
	return 0;
}