#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

unsigned int N, P;

unsigned long long int x;

unsigned long long int sol;

int main ()
{
    ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
    fin >> N >> P;
    fin.close();
    sol = 1;
    x = N;
    while (P)
    {
        if (P%2)
            sol = (sol*x) % MOD;
        x = (x*x) % MOD;
        P /= 2;
    }
    ofstream fout ("lgput.out");
    fout << sol;
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}