#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long n,p;
long long power (long long n, long long p)
{
    if (p==0) return 1;
    if (p%2==0) return (power(n,p/2))%mod*(power(n,p/2))%mod;
    return (power(n,p-1))%mod*n%mod;
}
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<power(n,p);
    f.close();
    g.close();
    return 0;
}