#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

int main()
{
    long long int x=1,n,p;
    cin>>n>>p;
    while(p!=0)
    {
        if(p%2!=0)
        {
            x=(x*n)%MOD;
            p--;
        }
        else
        {
            p=p/2;
            n=(n*n)%MOD;
        }
    }
    cout<<x;
    return 0;

}