#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

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

int main()
{
    long long n, p;
    in >> n >> p;
    out << ridicare(n,p);
    return 0;
}