#include <fstream>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#define M 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

vector<int> A[100001];

int n,p;
int viz[100001];

long long power(long long n, long long p)
{
    if (p==0) return 1;
    long long pow = power(n,p/2)%M;
    if (p%2==1) return (pow*pow*n)%M;
    else return (pow*pow)%M;
}

int main()
{
    cin >> n >> p;
    cout << power(n,p);
}