#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

long long rezolva(long long n,long long p)
{
    long long b=1;

    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2)
    {
        b=(b*n)%MOD;
        p--;

    }
    else
    {   n=(n*n)%MOD;
        p/=2;

    }
    }
    return b%MOD;

}
int main()
{   int n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<rezolva(n,p);
    return 0;
}