#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
long long n,p;

int Rlog(long long a, long long b){
    if(b==0) return 1;
    if(b==1) return a;
    long long x=Rlog(a,b/2);
    if(b%2==0) return x*x%mod;
    else return x*x%mod*a%mod;
}

int main()
{
    in>>n>>p;
    out<<Rlog(n,p);
    return 0;
}