#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
#define inf 1999999973
using namespace std;
int n, p, a=1, put;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
int lgput(){
    while(p!=1){
    if(p%2==0)
        n=n*n%inf, p/=2;
    else
        a=a*n%inf, --p;
//cout<<a*n<<' ';
}

return (a*n)%inf;
}


int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<lgput()<<' ';
    return 0;
}