#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
int exprrapida(long long n,long long p){
    long long r=1;
    while(p){
        if(p%2==1)r=(r*n)%mod;
        n=(n*n)%mod;
        p/=2;
    }
    return r;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,m;
    cin>>n>>m;
    cout<<exprrapida(n,m)%mod;
    return 0;
}