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

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

long long ridput(long long a, long long b)
{
    long long r=1;
    while(b!=0)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
        {
            r=r*a;
            r%=MOD;
        }
        a=a*a;
        a%=MOD;
        b/=2;
    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<ridput(n,p);
    return 0;
}