#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
#define ll long long
using namespace std;
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");
ll putere(ll a, int b)///a^b
{
    ll p = 1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
            p = (p*a)%MOD;
        a = (a*a)%MOD;
        b/=2;
    }
    return p;
}
ll n, p;
int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << putere(n, p);
    return 0;
}