#include<fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    int n,p,Sol=1;
    fin>>n>>p;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
            Sol=(1LL*Sol*n) % MOD;
        n=(1LL*n*n) % MOD;
        p/=2;
    }
    fout<<Sol<<"\n";
    return 0;
}