#include <fstream>
#define Mod 1999999973
using namespace std;

long long Ridicare(long long n, long long p)
{
    if(p == 0) return 1;
    else if(p == 1) return n % Mod;
    else if(p % 2 == 0) return Ridicare((n * n) % Mod, p / 2) % Mod;
    return (n % Mod) * Ridicare((n * n) % Mod, (p - 1) / 2) % Mod;
}

int main()
{
    ifstream fin("lgput.in");
    ofstream fout("lgput.out");
    int n, p;
    fin >> n >> p;
    fout << Ridicare(n, p);
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}