#include    <iostream>
#include    <fstream>
#include    <math.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;
int i,x,r;

int RidicareLogaritmica(int N, int P)
{
    x=pow(N,P);
    r=x%MOD;

    return r;
}

void Read()
{
    int N, P;
    fin >> N >> P;
    fout << RidicareLogaritmica(N, P);
}

int main()
{
    Read();
    return 0;
}