#include <stdio.h> 
#define MOD 1999999973;
long long n,p,t,e;


int main()
{
    freopen("lgput.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out","w",stdout);
    scanf("%ld %ld",&n,&p);
    e=1;
    for (t=1;t<=p;t<<=1)
    {
        if(t & p) e=(e*n) % MOD;
        n=(n*n) % MOD;
    }
    printf("%ld\n",e);
    return 0;
}