#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

int n, p;
const int MOD = 1999999973;

int pow_log(int, int);

int main(){
	fin >> n >> p;
	fout << pow_log(n, p);
}

int pow_log(int n, int p){
	int r = 1;
	while(p){
		if(p % 2 == 1)
			r = (1LL * r * n) % MOD;
		n = (1LL * n * n) % MOD;
		p /= 2;
	}
	return r;
}