#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

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

int pow_log(int n, int p) {
    int r = 1;
    while (p) {
        if (p % 2 == 1)
            r = (1LL * r * n) % MOD;
        n = (1LL * n * n) % MOD;
        p /= 2;
    }
    return r % MOD;
}

int main() {
    int n, p;
    in >> n >> p;
    out << pow_log(n, p);
}