#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

long long int N,P;

long long int put(long long int N, long long int P)
{
    if(P == 0)
        return 1;
    long long int tmp = put(N,P/2) % MOD;
    if(P%2 == 0)
    {
        return (tmp*tmp)%MOD;
    }
    else
    {
        return (((tmp*tmp)%MOD)*N)%MOD;
    }
}

int main()
{
    fin>>N>>P;
    fout<<put(N,P);
    return 0;
}