#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
#define nmax 10001

using namespace std;

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

int n, p;

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;

    long long a, sol = 1;

    a = n;

    for(int i = 0; (1<<i) <= p; ++i)
    {
        if(((1<<i) & p) > 0)
            sol = (sol*a) % MOD;
        a = (a*a)%MOD;
    }

    fout << sol;

    return 0;
}