#include <stdio.h>
#define mod 1999999973
long long n,p;
void citire(){
	freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
	freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    long long  r;
    scanf("%lld %lld",&n,&p);
    r=1;
    while(p!=0){
        if(p%2==1){
            r=(r*n)%mod;
        }
        n=(n*n)%mod;
        p=p/2;
    }
    printf("%ld",r);

}


int main()
{
    citire();
    return 0;
}