#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
#define mod 1999999973
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long n,p;

long long ridput(int n, int p){
  long long z;
  if(p==0) return 1;
  if(p==1) return n;
  if(p%2) return n*(ridput(n,p-1)%mod)%mod;
  else z=ridput(n,p/2)%mod;
  return (z*z)%mod;


}

int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<ridput(n,p);
    return 0;
}