#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long n,p,prod=1;
int main()
{	f>>n>>p;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
			prod=(prod*n)%MOD;
        n=(n*n)%MOD;
        p=p/2;
    }
 
g<<prod<<'\n'; return 0;
}