#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#include <cstring>
#define Nmax 50005
#define INF 0x3f3f3f3f
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

int n, p;

int lgput(int n, int p)
{
    int ans=1;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p&1) n=(n*n)%MOD;
        ans=(ans*n)%MOD;
        p/=2;
    }
    return ans;
}

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