#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
#define ll long long int
#define mod 1999999973

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

ll N, P;

using namespace std;

long long putere(ll N, ll P)
{
    if( P==1 ) return N;

    if( P%2==1 ) return N * putere(N, P-1) % mod;
    else {
        ll t = putere(N, P/2)%mod;
        return (t*t)%mod;
    }
}

int main()
{
    in >> N >> P;

    out << putere(N,P) << '\n';

    return 0;
}