#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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


int Ridicare(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;
}

int main()
{
    int N , P;
    fin >> N >> P;
    fout << Ridicare(N , P);
    return 0;
}