#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");
const int MOD=1999999973;
int RidicarePutere (int n, int p)
{
    int r;
    r=1;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p%2==1)
            r=(1LL* r * n) % MOD;
        n=(1LL* n * n) % MOD;
        p=p/2;
    }
    return r;
}
int main()
{
    int n,p;
    fin >>n>>p;
    fout <<RidicarePutere (n,p);
    fin.close ();
    fout.close ();
    return 0;
}