#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
int n,p,r;
int main()
{  in>>n>>p;
r=1;
while(p)
{

    if(p%2)
        r=(1LL*r*n)%MOD;
    else
        n=(1LL*n*n)%MOD;

    p=p/2;
}
out<<r;

    return 0;
}