#include <fstream>

#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

int n, p;

int logPow(int n, int p)
{
    if(p < 0)
        return 1LL * logPow(1/n, -p) % MOD;

    else if(p == 0)
        return 1;

    else if(p == 1)
        return n;

    else if(p % 2)
        return 1LL * logPow(n * n, p * (p - 1) / 2) % MOD;

    else
        return 1LL * logPow(n * n, p / 2) % MOD;
}

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << logPow(n, p);
    return 0;
}