#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define m 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

long N,P,sol=1,p,nr;

int main()
{
    fin >> N >> P;
    nr = P;
    p = N;

     while (nr)
     {
         if (nr & 1) sol = sol*p % m;
         p = p*p % m;
         nr /= 2;
     }
    fout << sol;
    return 0;
}