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