#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
#define MOD 1999999973
#define ll long long
ll putere(ll a, int n)
{
    ll r=1;
    while(n)
    {
        if(n&1)
            r=(r*a)%MOD;
        n>>=1;
        a=(a*a)%MOD;
    }
    return r;
}
int main()
{
   unsigned int n,p;
   in>>n>>p;
   out<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}