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