#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

#define cheie 1999999973

long long int n, p, a;

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

int putere(int n, int p)
{
    long long int a = 1;
    while(p > 0)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 0)
        {
            p/=2;
            n=((n % cheie) * (n % cheie))%cheie;
        }
        a = ((a % cheie) * (n % cheie)) % cheie;
        p--;
    }
    return a;
}

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