#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long putere(long long x, long long y)
{
    int r=1;
    while(y)
    {
        if(y%2==1)
        {
            r=(r*x)%mod;
            y--;
        }
        x=(x*x)%mod;
        y=y/2;
    }
    return r;
}
int main()
{
    int n, m;
    cin>>n>>m;
    cout<<putere(n, m);
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}