#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)
{
    int r=1;
    while (P)
    {
        if (P%2 == 1)
            r = (1LL*r*N)%mod;
        N = (1LL*N*N)%mod;
        P=P/2;
    }
    return r;
}

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