#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
int main()
{
    long long n,p;
    cin>>n>>p;
    long long x=1;
    while(p)
    {
        long long c=p%2;
        if(c==1)
        {
            x=x*n%MOD;
        }
        p/=2;
        n=n*n%MOD;
    }
    cout<<x;
    return 0;
}