#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int mod=1999999973;
int lgpow(int a, int n){
    if (n==0){
        return 1;
    }
    else if (n%2==1){
        return (long long)(lgpow(a, n-1)*a)%mod;
    }
    int p;
    p=lgpow(a,n/2);
    return (long long) (p*p)%mod;
}
int main()
{
    int n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<lgpow(n,p);
    return 0;
}