#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

int n, p;

int calcul(int a, int b)
{
    if(!b)
        return 1;
    if(b%2 == 0)
        return (calcul(a%MOD, b/2)*calcul(a%MOD, b/2))%MOD;
    else
        return (calcul(a%MOD, b/2)*calcul(a%MOD, b/2)*a)%MOD;
}

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

    fout << calcul(n, p)%MOD;

    return 0;
}