#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define mod  1999999973;

using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

int main()
{

    int p ;
   long long a = 1 , n;
    f >> n >> p;
    while(p!=0)
    {
        if(p%2!=0)
        {
            a = (a*n)%mod;
            p--;
        }
        n = (n*n)%mod;
        p = p/2;
    }
    g << a ;
    return 0;
}