#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream f ("lgput.in");
ofstream g ("lgput.out");

long long N, P;

long long ridicare_la_putere(long long n, long long p)
{
    if (p < 0)
        return ridicare_la_putere(1 / n, -p);
    else if (p == 0)
            return 1;
        else if (p == 1)
                return n;
            else if (!(p % 2))
                    return ridicare_la_putere(n * n, p / 2) % mod ;
                else if (p % 2)
                        return n % mod * ridicare_la_putere(n * n, (p - 1) / 2) % mod;
}

int main()
{
    f >> N >> P;
    g << ridicare_la_putere(N, P);
    return 0;
}