#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

long long power(long long base,long long exp)
{
    if(exp==0)
        return 1;
    if(exp%2==0)
    {
        base=power(base,exp/2);
        return base*base;
    }
    return power(base,exp-1);
}

int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<power(n,p)%mod;

    return 0;
}