#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

int n,p;

int ridicare(int n, int p)
{
    int rez = 1;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p%2)
            rez = (1LL *rez * n) % mod;
        n= (1LL * n * n) % mod;
        p = p / 2;
    }
    return rez;
}

int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<ridicare(n, p);
    return 0;
}