#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

int n, p;
long long exp(int x, int y)
{

    if (!y) return 1;
    else
    if (y % 2) return (x % MOD)*(exp(x, y-1) % MOD) % MOD;
    else
    {
        long long p2;
        p2 = exp(x, y/2) % MOD;
        return (p2 % MOD) * (p2 % MOD) % MOD;
    }
}
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<exp(n, p)<<'\n';
    f.close();
    g.close();
    return 0;
}