#include <cstdio>
#include <string.h>
const int m = 1999999973;
int main()
{
    int n,p;
    long long a,sol=1;
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    scanf("%d %d",&n,&p);
    a=n;
    for (int i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
    {
        if(((1<<i)&p)>0)
            sol=(sol*a)%m;
        a=(a*a)%m;
    }
    printf("%lld\n",sol);
}