#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
long long n;
int p;
int rp (long long n,int p)
{
    int r=1;
    while(p!=0)
    {
        if(p%2==0)
        {
            n=(n*n)%MOD;
            p=p/2;

        }
        else
        {
            r=(r*n)%MOD;
            p=p-1;

        }
    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    scanf("%lld %d", &n, &p);
    printf("%d", rp(n,p));
    return 0;
}