#include <fstream>

#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

long putere(long x, long y)
{
    long p = 1;
    while (y > 0)
	{
		if (y & 1)
		{
			p *= x;
			y-- ;
		}
		x = x * x ;
		y >>= 1 ;
	}
	return p ;
}

int main()
{
    int n,p;
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");

    f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p)%MOD;

    return 0;
}