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

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    long long n,p,put=1;
    f>>n>>p;

    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2!=0)
        {
            p--;
            put*=n;
            put%=MOD;
        }
        else
        {
            n*=n;
            n%=MOD;
            p/=2;
        }
    }

    g<<put;

    return 0;
}