#include <fstream>

const int MOD = 1999999973;

using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long long N,P;

long long pow(long long x, long long p)
{
    if (p == 0)
        return 1;

    int rez = pow(x,p/2);

    rez = (rez*rez) % MOD;
    if (p % 2 == 1)
        rez = rez*x % MOD;

    return rez;
}

int main()
{
    f >> N >> P;

    g << pow(N,P);

    f.close();
    g.close();

    return 0;
}