/*
    Rescriere OLI 2015
    Start: 10:45
*/

#include    <iostream>
#include    <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

int N, P;

const int MOD = 1999999973;

void Read()
{
    fin >> N >> P;
}

int Power(int N, int P)
{
    int Sol = 1;
    while(P)
    {
        if(P & 1)
            Sol = (1LL * Sol * N) % MOD;
        N = (1LL * N * N) % MOD;
        P = P / 2;
    }
    return Sol;
}

int main()
{
    Read();
    fout << Power(N, P) << "\n";
    return 0;
}