#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
int lgnp(int n, int p)
{
    int r = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1) r = (1LL * r * n) % MOD;
        n = (1LL * n * n) % MOD;
        p = p / 2;
    }
    return r;
}
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
int a, b;
int main()
{
    f >> a >> b;
    g << lgnp(a, b);
    return 0;
}