#include <stdio.h>
#define mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

long long int n, p, sol;

int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in", "r", stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out", "w", stdout);

    scanf("%lld %lld", &n, &p);

    sol = 1;

    while (p > 0) {

        if (p % 2 == 1) sol = (1LL * sol * n) % mod;

        n = (1LL * n * n) % mod; p = p / 2;

    }

    printf("%lld", sol);

    return 0;
}