#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int putere(long long n,long long p)
{
    long long r = 1;
    while(p > 0)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
            r = (r * n) % MOD;
        n = (n * n) % MOD;
        p = p / 2;
    }
    return r;
}

long long n,p;
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<putere(n,p) % MOD;
    return 0;
}