#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int Rez(int x,int y)
{
    int s=1;
    while(y>0)
    {
        if(y%2==1)
        {
            s=(1LL*s*x)%mod;
            y--;
        }
        y/=2;
        x=(1LL*x*x)%mod;
    }
    return s;
}
int main()
{
    int x,y,sol;
    fin>>x>>y;
    sol=Rez(x,y);
    fout<<sol<<"\n";
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}