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