#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

int n, p, putere;
long long ans=1;

int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    scanf("%d %d", &n, &p);
    putere=(p>>1);
    for(int i=1;i<=putere;++i) ans*=(n*n)%MOD;
    if(p&1) ans*=n, ans%=MOD;
    printf("%lld",ans);
    return 0;
}