#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

long long n, p, r;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int main() {
    fin>>n>>p;
    r = 1;
    while (p) {
        if (p%2 == 1) {
            r *= n;
            r %= MOD;
        }
        n *= n;
        n %= MOD;

        p/=2;
    }

    fout<<r;

    return 0;
}