#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

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

int n, p;
const int mod = 1999999973;

int LgPow(int a, int n)
{
    int p = 1;
    while(n)
    {
        if(n % 2 == 1)
            p = (1ll * p * a) % mod;
        a = (1ll * a * a) % mod;
        n /= 2;
    }
    return p;
}
int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << LgPow(n, p);
    return 0;
}