#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int N, P, aux;

int logput(int N, int P)
{
    if (P < 0)
        return logput(1/N, -P);
    if (P == 0)
        return 1;
    else if (P == 1)
        return N;
    else if (P%2 == 0)
        return logput(N*N, P/2)%mod;
    else if (P%2 == 1)
        return (N*logput(N*N, P/2))%mod;
}

int main(void)
{
    fin >> N >> P;
    fout << logput(N,P);
}