#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;
using ll = long long;

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

int restPow(ll a, int n)
{
    ll result = 1;

    while (n) {
        if (n & 1) result = (result * a) % MOD;
        a = (a * a) % MOD;
        n >>= 1;
    }

    return result;
}

int main()
{
    int x, y;

    fin >> x >> y;

    fout << restPow(x, y);

    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}