#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const int64_t Mod=1999999973LL;
int64_t n,p,putere(int64_t,int64_t);
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p);
    return 0;
}
int64_t putere(int64_t b,int64_t e)
{
    if(e==0)return 1LL;
    int64_t r=putere(b,e/2);
    r=1LL*r*r%Mod;
    if(e%2==0)r=1LL*r*b%Mod;
    return r;
}