#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

long long N,P,sol;

long long Putere(long long N,long long P)
{
    if(P==0)
        return 1;
    if(P==1)
        return N;
    sol=Putere(N,P/2);
    sol=(sol*sol)%MOD;
    if(P%2==1)
        sol=(sol*N)%MOD;
    return sol;
}

int main()
{
    fin>>N>>P;
    fout<<Putere(N,P);

    return 0;
}