#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream cin ("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    long long n,p,P,i;
    cin>>n>>p;
    P=1;
    for (i=1;i<=p;i++)
        P=P*n;
    cout<<P%mod;
    return 0;
}