#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int lgput(int n, int p)
{
    if(n == 1) return 1;
    if(n == 0) return 0;
    if(p == 0) return 1;
    if(p == 1) return n;
    int r = lgput(n, p / 2);
    if( (p & 1) == 0) return r * r % MOD;
    if( (p & 1) == 1) return r * r % MOD * n % MOD;
}
int n,k;
int main()
{
    cin>>n>>k;
    cout<<lgput(n,k);
    return 0;
}