#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
unsigned long long int n,p;

unsigned long long int logp(int b,int exp)
{
    if(exp==1)
        return b%mod;
    if(exp%2==1)
        return (b*logp(b,exp-1))%mod;
    else
        return logp((b*b)%mod,exp/2);
}

int main()
{
    f>>n>>p;
    cout<<logp(n,p);
    g<<logp(n,p);
    return 0;
}