#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long n,p,r;
int main(){
    fin>>n>>p;
    r=1;
    while(p){
        if(p%2==1){
            r*=n;
            r%=mod;
        }
        r*=n;
        r%=mod;
        p/=2;
    }
    fout<<r;
    return 0;
}