#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

#define cheie 1999999973

int n, p;

void Citire()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    fin.close();
}

int putere(int n, int p)
{
    int x = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if (p % 2 == 1)
            x = (x * n)%cheie;
        n = (n * n) % cheie;
        p/=2;
    }
    return x;
}

int main()
{
    Citire();
    fout << putere(n, p) % cheie << "\n";
    return 0;
}