#include <cstdio>
#define mod 1999999973

using namespace std;
int n, e, i, t,p;
int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in", "r", stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out", "w", stdout);
    scanf("%d%d", &n, &e);
    p=n;
    t=1;
    while(e>0)
    {
        if((e&1)==1)
            t=(1LL*t*p)%mod;
        p=(1LL*p*p)%mod;
        e>>=1;
    }
    printf("%d", t);
    return 0;
}