#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
unsigned long long n, p;
unsigned long long lgput(unsigned long long n, unsigned long long p)
{
    unsigned long long ans = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 0)
        {
            ans *= ans;
            p /= 2;
            ans %= MOD;
        }
        else
        {
            ans *= n;
            p--;
            ans %= MOD;
        }
    }
    return ans;
}
int main()
{

    fin >> n >> p;

    fout << lgput(n, p);

    return 0;

}