#define MOD 1999999973
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream ka("lgput.in");
ofstream ki("lgput.out");
long int n , p;
long int putere(long int n, long int p)
{
    if(p == 0)
        return 1;
    long int k = putere(n, p/2) % MOD;
    if(p%2 == 0)
        return (k*k)% MOD;
    else
        return (n*k*k)%MOD;
}
int main()
{
    ka >> n >> p;
    ki << putere(n, p);
}