#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

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

int n, p;

int logExpo(int n, int p) {
    int answer = 1;
    while (p > 0) {
        if (p % 2 == 1) {
            answer = 1LL * answer * n % MOD;
        }
        n = 1LL * n * n % MOD;
        p /= 2;
    }

    return answer;
}

int main() {
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << logExpo(n, p) << "\n";
}