#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long putere(long long a, long long b) {
	if (b==0)
		return 1;
	if (b==1)
		return a%MOD;
	else {
		long long c=putere(a,b/2);
		c=c*c;
		if (b%2==0) {
			return c%MOD;
		}
		else {
			return ((a%MOD)*(c%MOD))%MOD;
		}
	}
}
long long n,p;
int main() {
	fin>>n>>p;
	fout<<putere(n,p)%MOD;
	return 0;
}