#include <stdio.h>
#define mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

long long int lgput(long long int a, long long int x) {
    if (x == 0)
        return 1;
    if (x == 1)
        return a % mod;
    if (x % 2 == 1)
        return a * lgput(a, x - 1) % mod;
    long long int y = lgput(a, x / 2) % mod;
    return y * y % mod;
}

int main()
{
    int n, p;
    freopen("lgput.in", "r", stdin);
    freopen("lgput.out", "w", stdout);
    scanf("%d %d", &n, &p);
    printf("%lld", lgput(n, p));
    return 0;
}