#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define MOD 1999999973

long long putere(long long baza, long long exponent) {
  if ( exponent == 0 )
    return 1;
  else if ( exponent % 2 == 0) {
    long long rez = putere(baza,exponent/2);
    return ( ( rez % MOD ) * ( rez % MOD ) ) % MOD;
  }
  else {
    long long rez = putere(baza,(exponent - 1)/2);
    return ( ( ( ( rez % MOD ) * ( rez % MOD ) ) % MOD ) * (baza % MOD) ) % MOD;
  }
}

int main()
{
  FILE *in  = fopen("lgput.in","r");
  FILE *out = fopen("lgput.out","w");

  long long baza, exponent;
  fscanf(in,"%lld %lld", &baza, &exponent);
  fprintf(out,"%lld",putere(baza,exponent));

  fclose(in);
  fclose(out);

  return 0;
}