#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
#define mod  1999999973
long long n,p;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long ridicare(long long n,long long p){
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    long long x=ridicare(n,p/2)%mod;
    if(p%2==0)
        return (x*x)%mod;
    else
        return ((x*x)%mod*n)%mod;
}
int main(){
    fin>>n>>p;
    long long rez=ridicare(n,p);
    fout<<rez%mod;
    return 0;
}