#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

#define mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

long x, p;

long lgput(int x, int p)
{

    if (p == 1)
        return x;

    long half = lgput(x, p/2) % mod;

    if (p % 2 == 1)
        return (((half * half) % mod) * x) % mod;
    else
        return (half * half) % mod;

}

int main()
{
    ifstream fi("lgput.in");
    ofstream fo("lgput.out");

    fi >> x >> p;

    fo << lgput(x, p) % mod << "\n";

    fi.close();
    fo.close();

    return 0;
}