#include <iostream>

#define MOD 1999999973
#define ull unsigned long long

using namespace std;

salut power(int N, int P) {
    int s = 1;
    for(int i = 1; i <= P; i++) {
        s *= N;
    }

    return s;
}

int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in", "r", stdin);
    freopen("lgput.put", "w", stdout);

    int N, P;
    cin >> N >> P;
    cout << power(N, P) % MOD;
    return 0;
}