#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

long long n, p;

long long pw(long long n, long long p);

int main()
{
    cin >> n >> p;

    cout << pw(n, p);

    return 0;
}

long long pw(long long n, long long p)
{
    if(p == 0)
        return 1;

    long long x = pw(n, p / 2);

    if(p % 2 == 0)
        return (x % MOD * x % MOD) % MOD;

    return (x % MOD * x % MOD * n) % MOD;
}