#include<stdio.h>
#define m 1999999973
int main()
{
	int n,p;
	long long sol=1,a;
	freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
	freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
	
	scanf("%d %d",&n,&p);
	a=n;
	for(;p!=0;p=p>>1)
	{
		if(p&1 == 1)
			sol=(sol*a) % m;
		a=(a*a)%m;
	}
	printf("%lld",sol);
	return 0;
}