#include <fstream>
#define M 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long int n,p,r;
int main(){
    fin>>n>>p;
    r=1;
    while(p!=0){
        if(p%2==0){
            n=(n*n)%M;
            p/=2;
        }
        else{
            r=(r*n)%M;
            p--;
        }
    }
    fout<<r;
    return 0;
}