#include <fstream>
#define CONSTANT 1999999973

using namespace std;

FILE* f=freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
FILE* o=freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);

long n,m;

long Power(int a, int x)
{
    if(x==0) return 1;
    if(x%2)
    {
        return ((Power(a,x/2)%CONSTANT*Power(a,x/2)*a)%CONSTANT)%CONSTANT;
    }
    else
    {
        return (Power(a,x/2)%CONSTANT*Power(a,x/2)%CONSTANT)%CONSTANT;
    }
}

int main()
{
    scanf("%ld%ld",&n,&m);

    printf("%ld",Power(n,m));

    return 0;
}