#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long power(int a, int b, int res){
    if(b==0)
        return 1;
    if(b==1)
        return a;
    res=(1LL*power(a,b/2,res))%MOD;
    if(b%2==0)
        return (1LL*res*res)%MOD;
    return (1LL*a*res*res)%MOD;
}

int main()
{
    long long N, P, r = 1;
    fin>>N>>P;
    r=(1LL*power(N,P,1))%MOD;
    fout<<(r*1LL)%MOD;
    return 0;


}