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

using namespace std;

ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
int n,p;

int putere(int a,int b)
{
    if(b==1)
        return a%MOD;
    else
    {
        if(b%2==1)
            return (a*putere(a,b-1))%MOD;
        else
        {
            int c = (putere(a,b/2))%MOD;
            return (c*c)%MOD;
        }
    }
}

int main()
{
    in>>n>>p;
    in.close();
    out<<putere(n,p);
    out.close();
    return 0;
}