#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long n,p;
int lgput(long long n,long long p){
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    if(p==1)
        return n;
    if(p%2==0)
        return lgput(n*n%MOD,p/2)%MOD;
    return n*lgput(n*n%MOD,p/2)%MOD;
}
int main(){
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<lgput(n,p);
    return 0;}