#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

const long long mod = 1999999973;

long long fastExp(long long base, long long exp) {
    long long res = 1;
    while (exp > 0) {
        if (exp % 2 == 1) {
            res = (res * base) % mod;
        }
        base = (base * base) % mod;
        exp /= 2;
    }
    return res;
}

int main() {
    ofstream cout("lgput.out");
    ifstream cin("lgput.in");
    long long n, p;
    cin >> n >> p;
    long long ans = fastExp(n, p);
    cout << ans << endl;
    return 0;
}