#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long  lgput(long long  b, long long ex)
{
    long long bonus=1;
    while(ex>1)
    {
        if(ex%2==0)
        {
            b=b*b;  b%=mod;
            ex/=2;
        }
        else
        {
            ex--;
            bonus*=b;   bonus%=mod;
            b=b*b;  b%=mod;
            ex/=2;
        }
    }
    return (b*bonus)%mod;
}
int main()
{
    long long n, p;  fin >> n >> p;
    fout << lgput(n, p);
    return 0;
}