#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#define DN 1999999973
using namespace std;

unsigned long long nrf=1;

void f(int nr,int putere)
{
	for(int i=1;i<=putere/2;i++)
		nrf=(((nrf%DN)*nr*1LL)%DN*nr*1LL)%DN;
	printf("%lld",nrf);
}


int main()
{
	freopen("lgput.in","r", stdin);
	freopen("lgput.out","w", stdout);
	long long n,p;
	scanf("%lld %lld",&n,&p);
	if(p%2==0) f(n,p);
	else 
	{
		nrf*=n;
		f(n,p-1);
	}
	return 0;
}