#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
#define ll long long
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

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

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