#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define P 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int n, m;

long long lgput(int a, int b)
{
    long long prod = 1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b % 2 == 1)
            prod = (1LL * prod * a) % P;
        b /= 2;
        a = (1LL * a * a) % P;
    }

    return prod;
}

void Citire()
{
    fin >> n >> m;
    fout << lgput(n, m) << "\n";
}
int main()
{
    Citire();
    return 0;
}