#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int main() {
    long long n, p, ans = 1;
    fin >> n >> p;
    while (p) {
        if (p % 2 == 1)
            ans = (ans * n) % MOD;
        n *= n;
        n %= MOD;
        p /= 2;
    }
    fout << ans;
}