#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#define m 1999999973
#define ll unsigned long long

using namespace std;

ll n,p,rs;

ll pow(ll n, ll p) {
	if (p==1) return n%m;
	if (p==0) return 1;
	long long t = pow(n,p/2)%m;
	return ((t*t)%m*pow(n,p%2))%m;
	
}
int main() {
	ifstream cin("lgput.in");
	ofstream cout("lgput.out");
	
	
	
	cin>>n>>p;
	
	cout<<pow(n,p)%m;
	
	return 0;
}