#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
unsigned long long n,p;
unsigned long long put(unsigned long long n, unsigned long long p){
    if(p==0)
        return 1;
    unsigned long long m=put(n,p/2)%mod;
    if(p%2==0)
        return (m*m)%mod;
    return ((m*m)%mod*n)%mod;
}
int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    g<<put(n,p);
    return 0;
}