#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

#define MOD 1999999973
int n,p;

int poww(int n, int p)
{
    int rez=1;
    for(; p; p>>=1)
    {
        if(p&1)
            rez=(1LL*rez*n)%MOD;
        n=(1LL*n*n)%MOD;
    }
    return rez;
}

int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<poww(n,p);

    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}