#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define int long long
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int mod=1999999973;

int n,p;
int power(int a,int b)
{
    if(b==0)return 1LL;
    if(b%2==1)return a*power(a,b-1)%mod;
    int c=power(a,b/2);
    return c*c%mod;
}

signed main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<power(n,p);
    return 0;
}