#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

int n, p;

const int mod = 1999999973;

int alab(int a, int b)
{
    int ans =1, act =a;
    while(b!=0)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
        {
            ans *= act;
        }
        act *= act;
        act %= mod;
        b/=2;
        ans%=mod;
    }
    return ans%mod;
}

int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<alab(n,p);
    return 0;
}