#include <fstream>
#define pmax 32+5
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

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

long long putere[pmax];
long long n, p;

long long ridicare(int p)
{
    if (putere[p] == 0)
    {
        if (p == 0)
            putere[p] = 0;
        else if (p == 1)
            putere[p] = n;
        else if (p == 2)
            putere[p] = n * n;
        else
        {
            putere[p] = 1;
            putere[p] *= ridicare(p / 2);
            putere[p] *= ridicare(p / 2);
            if (p % 2 == 1)
                putere[p] *= ridicare(1);
        }
    }

    return putere[p];
}

int main()
{
    fin >> n >> p;

    fout << ridicare(p) % MOD << '\n';
    return 0;
}