#include <fstream>
#define modulo 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
int main()
{
    long long n,rez=1;
    int i,p;
    cin>>n>>p;
    for(i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
    {
        if((1<<i)&p)rez=(rez*n)%modulo;
        n=(n*n)%modulo;
    }
    cout<<rez;
}