#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>


using namespace std;

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

int n, sol = 1, a, p;

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    a = n;

    for(int i = 0; (1 << i) <= p; ++i)
    {

        if( ((1 << i) & p) > 0)
            sol = (sol * a)%MOD;
        a = (a * a)%MOD;
    }

    fout << sol;
    return 0;
}