#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long i, n, p;
long long sol=1;
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    while(p!=0)
    {
       if(p%2==0)
        n=(n*n)%MOD,p/=2;
        else
        sol=(sol*n)%MOD,p--;

    }
  g<<sol;
   return 0;
}