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