#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long putere(long long n,long long p)
{
    long long result=1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p&1) result=(result*n)%mod;
        p>>=1;
        n=(n*n)%mod;
    }

    return result;
}
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<putere(n,p);
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
}