#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long long n, p, a, sol;

int main()
{
    f >> n >> p;
    a = n;
    sol = 1;
    for (long long i = 0; (1 << i) <= p; i++){
        if (((1 << i) & p) > 0)
            sol = (sol * a) % MOD;
        a = (a * a) % MOD;
    }
    g << sol;

    return 0;
}