#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define PRIME 1999999973


void exponetiere ()
{
    long long  N,P,rez=1;
    FILE *fin,*fout;
    fin=fopen("lgput.in","r");
    fout=fopen("lgput.out","w");
    fscanf(fin,"%lld %lld",&N,&P);
    while(P>1)
    {
        if(P%2==0)
        {
            N=(N*N)%PRIME;
            P=P/2;
        }
        else
        {
            rez=(N*rez)%PRIME;
            N=(N*N)%PRIME;
            P=(P-1)/2;
        }
    }
    fprintf(fout,"%lld",(rez*N)%PRIME);
}
int main()
{
    exponetiere();
    return 0;
}