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

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

long long putere(long long a, int p)
{
    long long rez = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
            rez = (rez * a) % MOD, p--;
        else
            a = (a * a) % MOD, p /= 2;
    }
    return rez;
}

int main()
{
    long long a, p;
    fin >> a >> p;
    fout << putere(a, p);
    return 0;
}