#include<fstream>
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

const unsigned long X=1999999973;

int main()
{
	unsigned int N,P;
	long long rez=1;
	fstream fin("lgput.in",fstream::in);
	fstream fout("lgput.out",fstream::out);
	fin>>N>>P;
	for(int i=0;i<P;i++)
	{
		rez=(rez*N)%X;
	}
	fin.close();
	fout<<rez<<endl;
	fout.close();
	return 0;
}