#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

long long Ridicare_la_putere(long long n, long long p);

int main()
{
    long long n, p;

    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << Ridicare_la_putere(n, p);

    return 0;
}

long long Ridicare_la_putere(long long n, long long p)
{
    if ( p == 1 ) return n;
    else if ( p % 2 == 0 ) return Ridicare_la_putere((n * n) % MOD, p / 2 );
    else return ( Ridicare_la_putere((n * n) % MOD, p / 2 ) * n ) % MOD;
}