#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

    long long n,p,solutie=1;

    fin>>n>>p;
    for(int i=1; i<=p; i<<=1)
    {
        if(p&i)
        {
            solutie=(solutie*n)%MOD;
        }
        n=(n*n)%MOD;
    }
    fout<<solutie%MOD<<'\n';

    return 0;
}