#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

int ridicput(long long n, long long p)
{
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    else if(p==1)
        return n;
    else if(p%2==0)
        return (ridicput(n*n, p/2))%MOD;
    else
        return (n*ridicput(n*n,(p-1)/2))%MOD;
}

int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    f>>n>>p;

    int put = ridicput(n,p);

    g<<put;

    return 0;
}