#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

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

int ExpRap(long long a, long long n)
{
    long long p = 1;
    while (n > 0)
    {
        if (n % 2 == 1)
            p = a * p % MOD;
        n /= 2;
        a = a * a % MOD;
    }
    return p;
}

int main()
{
    long long n, P;
    fin >> n >> P;
    fout << ExpRap(n, P) << "\n";
}