#include <fstream>

#define Mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

long long a, b, x, Ans;

int main(){
    cin >> a >> b;
    x = a;
    Ans = 1;
    for(int i = 0; (1LL << i) <= b; ++i){
        if((1LL << i) & b)
            Ans = (Ans * x) % Mod;
        x = (x * x) % Mod;
    }
    cout << Ans;
    return 0;
}