#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

unsigned int n, p, m=1;

void solve()
{
    while(p)
    {
        if(p&1)
        m=m*n%MOD;
        p=p/2;
        n=1LL*n*n%MOD;
    }

}

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    solve();
    fout << m%MOD;
    return 0;
}