#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

const int MOD = 1999999973;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

long long int pow(int N, int P) {
    if (P == 0)
        return 1;
    else if (P % 2)
        return (N * pow(N * N, P / 2)) % MOD;
    return pow(N * N, P / 2) % MOD;
}

int main() {
    int N, P;
    fin >> N >> P;

    fout << pow(N, P);
}