#include <iostream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
long long expRap(long long a, long long b)
{
    if (b == 0) return 1;
    int aux = 1;
    while (b > 1
           )
    {
        if (b % 2 == 0)
        {
            a *= a % mod;
            b /= 2;
        }
        else
        {
            aux *= a % mod;
            b--;
        }
    }
    return (a * aux) % mod;
}
int main()
{
    long long n, p;
    cin >> n >> p;
    cout << expRap(n, p);
    return 0;
}