#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
#define MOD 1999999973
#define ll long long
long long putere(long long a,long long b)
{
    long long r=1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
            r=(r*a)%MOD;
        a=(a*a)%MOD;
        b/=2;
    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
   unsigned int n,p;
   in>>n>>p;
   out<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}