#include <fstream>
#define modulo 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
long long putere(long long n,long long p)
{
    if(p==0)return 1;
    if(p%2) return (n*putere(n,p-1))%modulo;
    else return putere((n*n)%modulo,p/2)%modulo;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    cin>>n>>p;
    cout<<putere(n,p);
}