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


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


int n,p;


void lgput()
{
    int x=1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2)
        {
            x=(1ll*x*n)%mod;
            p--;
        }
        n=(1ll*n*n)%mod;
        p/=2;
    }
    fout<<x;
}


int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    lgput();
    return 0;
}