#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstring>

#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;

ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");

long long putereLog(long long x,long long n)
{
    long long p=1;
    while(n>0)
    {
        if(n%2==1)
        {
            p=(p*x)%mod;
            n--;
        }
        x=(x*x)%mod;
        n=n/2;
    }
    return p;
}
long long x;long long y;
int main()
{
    fin>>x>>y;
    fout<<putereLog(x,y);
    return 0;
}