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