#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long int n,p;
long long int care;
long long int sol=1;
int main()
{fin>>n>>p;
 care=n;
    for(int j=0; (1<<j)<= p;j++)
     {if(  (1<<j ) &  p)
          sol=(sol*care)%MOD;
       care=(care*care)%MOD;
     }
  fout<<sol;
    return 0;
}