#include <fstream>

#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

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

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