#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
#define long long long

using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long N, P;
long pow(long x, long p) {
    if(p == 1) return x;
    else if(p == 0) return 1;
    else if(p % 2 == 1) return (x * (pow(x, p - 1) % MOD)) % MOD;
    else {
        long aux = pow(x, p / 2) % MOD;
        return (aux * aux) % MOD;
    }
}
int main() {

    f >> N >> P;
    g << pow(N, P) << "\n";
    return 0;
}