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

ifstream is("lgput.in");
ofstream os("lgput.out");

long long n, p, answ = 1, w;

int main()
{
    is >> n >> p;
    w = n;
    for ( int i = 0; ( 1 << i ) <= p; ++i )
    {
        if ( (1 << i) & p )
            answ = ( answ * w ) % MOD;
        w = ( w * w ) % MOD;
    }
    os << answ;
    is.close();
    os.close();
    return 0;
}