#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

int main()
{
    int m=1999999973;
    unsigned int n,p,d=1;
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    scanf("%d%d",&n,&p);
    for (int i=1;i<=p;++i)
        d*=n;
    //printf("D=%d\n",d)
    d%=m;
    printf("%d\n",d);
    //system("pause");
    return 0;
}