#include <iostream>
#include<fstream>
#define m 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lqput.out")
long long int rez=1,n,p;
long long int put(long long int n, long long int p)
{
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2!=0)
        {
            rez=(rez*n)%m;
            p--;
        }
        n=(n*n)%m;
        p=p/2;
    }
    return rez;
}
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<put(n,p);
    return 0;
}