#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD=1999999973;
int N,p;

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