#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define M 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.in");
long long n,k;
long long powlg(long long n,long long k)
{
    if(k==0)return 1;
     else if(k==1)return n ;
            else if(k%2)return (n*powlg(n*n,(k-1)/2))%M;
                else return(powlg(n*n,k/2))%M;
}
int main()
{
    f>>n>>k;
    g<<powlg(n,k);
    g.close();
    f.close();
    return 0;
}