#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

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

int modulo = 1999999973;

int lgput(int n, int k)
{
    if(k == 0)
        return 1;
    if(k == 1)
        return n;
    if(k % 2 == 0)
        return (lgput(n, k / 2) * lgput(n, k / 2)) % modulo;
    else
        return (lgput(n, k / 2) * lgput(n, k / 2) * n) % modulo;
}

int main()
{
    int n,k;
    cin>>n>>k;
    cout<<lgput(n, k);
    return 0;
}