#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;

int lpow (int a, int n) {
    int p = 1;
    while(n) {
        if(n % 2 == 1)
            p = 1ll * p * a % mod;
        a = 1ll * a * a % mod;
        n /= 2;
    }
    return p;
}

int main()
{
    int n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;

    fout << lpow(n, p);

    return 0;
}