#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

long long n, p;

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;

    int r = 1;
    while(p != 0)
    {
        if(p%2)
        {
            r = r*n%MOD;
        }
        n = n*n%MOD;
        p /= 2;
    }
    fout << r;
}