#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;

int exp(int n, int p)
{
    if (p == 0)
        return 1;
    if (p == 1)
        return n;
    else
    {
        if (p % 2 == 0)
            return exp(n * n, p / 2) % mod;
        else
            return exp(n * n, (p - 1) / 2) % mod;
    }
}

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