#include <cstdio>

#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

long long lg_put(long long a,long long b)
{
    long long x1 = a,x2 = 1;
    if(b == 0)
        return 1;
    if(b == 1)
        return a;
    while(b > 1)
        if(b & 1){
            x2 = ( x1 * x2 ) % MOD;
            b ^= 1;
        }
        else{
            x1 = (x1 * x1) % MOD;
            b >>=1;
        }
    return (x1 * x2) % MOD;

}

int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);

    long long a,b;
    scanf("%lld%lld",&a,&b);
    printf("%lld\n",lg_put(a,b));

    return 0;
}