#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

int n,p;

long long lgput(long long n, long long p)
{
    if (p == 1)
        return n;
    else
    {
        long long putere = lgput(n, p/2);
        putere %= MOD;
        if (p%2 == 0)
            return putere*putere%MOD;
        else
            return putere*putere%MOD*n%MOD;
    }
}

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << lgput(n, p);
    return 0;
}