#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");
long long n,p,r;
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    r=1;
    for(int i=0;(1<<i)<=p;i++)
    {
        if(p&(1<<i))
            r=(r%MOD)*(n%MOD)%MOD;
        n=(n%MOD)*(n%MOD)%MOD;
    }
    fout<<r;
    return 0;
}