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

long long n,p;

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

long long put(long long n,long long p)
{
    long long rez=1;
    while(p!=0)
    {
        if(p%2 ==1)
        {
            p--;
            rez=(rez*n)%MOD;
        }
        p /= 2;
        n = (n * n) % MOD;

    }
    return rez%MOD;
}



int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<put(n, p);
    return 0;
}