#include <fstream>

#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

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

int main()
{
    unsigned long long n, k;
    fin >> n >> k;

    unsigned long long pw = n, rez = 1;
    while(k){
        if(k & 1){
            rez *= pw;
            rez %= MOD;
        }

        pw *= pw;
        pw %= MOD;

        k >>= 1;
    }
    fout << rez << '\n';
    return 0;
}