#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const long long MOD=1999999973;

long long pow(long long a,long long b){
 if(b==0)return 1;
 if(b%2==1)return a*pow(a*a,(b-1)/2)%MOD;
return pow(a*a,b/2)%MOD;
}
int main(){
 long long n,p;
 f>>n>>p;
 g<<pow(n,p);
}